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California utility cuts power to 1 million over fire threat

| October 24, 2020 12:03 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric will cut power to over 1 million people on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility announced Friday.

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