LATEST on California wildfires, per Cal Fire. • Kincade Fire in Sonoma Co.: 54,000 acres, 5% contained, about 200,000 evacuated • Tick Fire in LA Co.: 4,600 acres, 70% contained. • Getty Fire in LA Co.: 400 acres near the 405 Freeway, per LAFD.
Because of the heavy winds forecast to revive in midweek, PG&E said Sunday night that it had begun alerting slightly more than 500,000 homes and businesses that yet another blackout could be needed beginning Tuesday.
In Southern California, authorities said the wind-fueled 4,615-acre Tick fire in Los Angeles County was at 70 percent containment by Sunday night. The county fire department said that 22 structures were destroyed and that 27 more were damaged.Evacuations continued early Monday morning, as fire encroached on Los Angeles.
Man these LA 🔥 aren’t no joke. Had to emergency evacuate my house and I’ve been driving around with my family trying to get rooms. No luck so far! 🤦🏾♂️Southern California Edison, which serves much of the southern half of the state apart from the cities of Los Angeles or San Diego, said only a few hundred customers were without power on Sunday.
Newsom on Sunday announced a $75 million plan for state and local governments to"mitigate the impacts of power shutoffs" and help medically vulnerable people during massive power shutoffs.
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