PG&E eyes power cuts in parts of California amid fire danger

Pacific Gas & Electric is considering cutting power to try to head off wildfires sparked by electrical equipment, as fall brings back dangerous fire conditions that led to the deadliest and most destructive blazes in California history. The San Francisco-based utility is expected to make a decision Monday on whether controlled power outages are needed to reduce the risk of wildfires. Some of the devastating blazes in the past two years were started by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines. If approved by the utility, outages could occur in nine northern counties later in the day. An estimated 124,000 people could be affected if power is shut off to the entire area. Strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures were forecast in the region through Wednesday, and authorities...MORE