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PG&E warns it could cut power to more than 2 million people beginning Saturday night

HEALDSBURG, Calif. - Pacific Gas & Electric said Friday that it would probably begin cutting off power to 850,000 Northern California customers - more than 2 million people - on Saturday night as historic winds returned to the region.

It would be the largest wind-related blackout yet, affecting 36 counties.

Despite a brief respite from strong winds Friday, firefighters struggled to make progress against a 21,900-acre wildfire in Sonoma County that continued to burn out of control, as even fiercer weekend winds loomed.

The utility said it was aware of safety hazards that Geyserville residents faced as they evacuated their homes and fled from the Kincade fire

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