California outage map: Where PG&E has turned off power to nearly 600,000

As wind speeds picked up again, the utility company PG&E said power would remain off for nearly 600,000 people across more than 100 cities in Northern California to avoid the possibility of another fire ignition from one of its power lines.

An estimated 21,200 of those customers could have special medical needs, according to the company’s website.

The company began restoring power to areas last weekend after completing safety patrols and inspections. More than half of the affected customers were concentrated in Marin, Sonoma, Humboldt and Nevada counties, according to the company’s data.

Here’s more information about wildfires burning in California:

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• Where are the hotspots in Sonoma County’s Kincade Fire?

• Check air quality near Kincade Fire and throughout California

This story was originally published October 29, 2019 at 5:49 PM with the headline "California outage map: Where PG&E has turned off power to nearly 600,000."