Firefighters are battling flames near power lines on San Bruno Mountain despite electricity being cut for 1.5 million people in California in a bid to prevent wildfires.
Video of the area shows a helicopter dumping water on flames near power lines and electricity towers on the mountain ridge.
It's unclear if the electrical equipment near the blaze had been shut off. PG&E officials didn't immediately return a message seeking comment.
Earlier this week, the company announced that up to 2 million people may be affected by power outages in the next few days due to 70mph wind gusts. Cutting the power is PG&E's attempt to prevent wildfires from breaking out.
Another fire erupted in Southern California as strong Santa Ana winds buffet the region.
The San Bernardino County Fire Department says the blaze broke out in Fontana Thursday afternoon.
Officials say one home is burning and others are threatened. The department says firefighters are trying to protect buildings, but the heavy winds are hampering their progress.
The Sheriff’s Department says evacuations are underway in the area, which is about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. It's unclear how many people are evacuating.
Just before 1am Thursday morning, Moraga-Orinda officials ordered evacuations for a fast-moving fire in the hills near St Mary's College...
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