PG&E shuts power off in southeastern region of county to prevent wildfire

Due to blustery conditions on Sunday, PG&E has shut off power to a portion of Contra Costa County in order to prevent wildfires, Supervisor Diane Burgis announced.

According to PG&E’s outage map, the planned outage covers portions of the southeastern area of the county.

After severe weather has passed, PG&E will inspect equipment before safely restoring power, Burgis said.

Unplanned outages of over 500 households are also shown by Pleasant Hill, Danville, and Orinda.

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