The power is back on for more than 2 million Northern Californians.
Published 4:58 PM EDT Oct 13, 2019
"Aggressive suppression efforts and favorable weather conditions provided opportunities to make gains in obtaining full containment," the Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a statement."Full extinguishment is expected." Wind gusts in excess of 70 mph were recorded Wednesday evening into Thursday. The vast majority of customers who were affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff were restored within 48 hours, the utility said.
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