Blazes destroy buildings and spur evacuations while high winds fuel fears for San Francisco Bay AreaGusts reaching 70mph raked the San Francisco Bay Area early on Thursday after California’s biggest utility shut off electricity to nearly 2 million people for fear high winds in the forecast could bring down power lines and spark deadly wildfires.The fire danger that led Pacific Gas & Electric to turn out the lights over a large section of northern and central California shifted to southern California as raging winds moved down the state. Major utilities in Los Angeles and San Diego warned they could be forced to cut off power to an estimated half-million people. Continue reading…
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