California heat wave prompts power shutdowns, fire danger
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foxnews.comMore than 50,000 utility customers were without power and others around California were urged to conserve electricity Thursday in the midst of a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger.
The National Weather Service issued heat advisories through Friday for temperatures in the 90s and even triple digits in many parts of the state.
Red-flag warnings were up in much of the San Francisco Bay Area where Diablo winds bringing hot, dry gusts up to 55 mph were expected to pose a threat of sparking new blazes in a region that already has seen some of the worst wildfires in state history.
Pacific Gas & Electric began shutting off power Wednesday evening to customers in portions of 24 counties, mainly in the Sierras and.
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