Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has restored power to more than 20,000 customers in Northern California after the company shut it off over the weekend to guard against wildfires.
The utility company turned off electricity on Saturday to prevent outbreaks of deadly wildfires caused by high winds blowing down power lines.
The company explained further on their website, “We know how much our customers rely on electric service and that there are safety risks on both sides. We understand and appreciate that turning off the power affects first responders and the operation of critical facilities, communications systems and much more.”
PG&E’s preventive action arises from the recent fire that completely burned down the town of Paradise.
CBN News previously reported on those conditions, “It was just constant explosions…cars are trying to go around the side and bursting into flames and people are getting out of their cars and running down the middle of the road,” Allyn Pierce said about his terrifying escape from Paradise, California in 2018.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released a statement in May determining the cause of the fire. The investigation reveals that the “Camp Fire” was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by PG&E.
Over the weekend, a brush fire broke out in Yolo County. The “Sand Fire” grew to 2,200 acres and about 125 people have been evacuated.
KTXL-TV in Sacramento said, despite challenges fire crews were beginning to make progress. By Sunday night, the fire was 20 percent contained and a Red Flag Warning for Yolo County and other parts of Northern California had expired.