by Nick Gilbertson
Utility company Southern California Edison (SCE) shut off upwards of 75,000 Californians’ power on Thanksgiving Day as strong winds threatened to spark wildfires.
Strong winds whipped through the southern portion of the Golden State from Wednesday night through Thursday, prompting the SCE to shut down power Thanksgiving morning to avoid wildfires, the LA Times reported.
The utility company shut off power to “63,835 homes and businesses in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties as of 10:36 a.m.,” per Al Jazeera.
By the afternoon, more than 75,000 customers’ power had been shut off, and another 168,000 were facing shut-offs, the LA Times reported.
As of midday Friday, 38,706 residents were still without power in the five counties, per the SCE. Another 122,838 faced shut-offs in the counties.
Winds gusted at 67 miles-per-hour (mph) in North Hollywood and registered between 50-60 mph throughout San Fernando Valley, the LA Times reported. A high of 89 mph was documented at Browns Canyon early Thursday morning. Read the rest at breitbart.com.
