Pacific Gas & Electric Co. started its planned power shutoff Tuesday evening as the Dixie fire exploded past 600,000 acres and sent more people fleeing from their homes. Most of the customers who could lose power are in Butte and Shasta counties, the utility said in a statement. PG&E has said its equipment may have sparked the massive Dixie fire, which broke out July 13 near where a tree fell into a power line. Spot fires ignited near Janesville from late Monday afternoon through the early evening, forcing new mandatory evacuations. It is the same canyon where PG&E equipment ignited the 2018 Camp fire.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 17, 2021 17:50 UTC