More than 27,000 customers across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

More than 24,000 customers across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

Winds in Northern California have reached up to 65 miles per hour, leading to dangerous fire conditions with extremely dry air.

Southern California Edison is considering Power Safety Shuttoffs for more than 100,000 customers across the region Friday. Power shutoffs are considered when weather conditions lead to heightened

Thousands across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

At least two homes were destroyed by a wildfire in the hills around Oakland, Calif., with the blaze only 50% contained Saturday, local officials said.

A large brush fire threatened homes in the Oakland hills in California and sparked evacuations of hundreds of residents amid extremely dry and gusty conditions.

At least seven homes were burned by a fast-moving fire in a hillside neighborhood of Oakland, California; hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate.