Power outages begin in California as winds bring fire danger(1/4)

Restaurant owners Emily Schiffman and Kevin Dress use light from candles and a flashlight as they prepare to close up Reel and Brand in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, after the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company began planned power outages. Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo/Agencies)

Local residents pick up meals from El Coyote food truck, one of the few food trucks open in the area, in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, after the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company began planned power outages. Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo/Agencies)

Judy Aquiline, a Sonoma local, sits in the candle-lit restaurant Reel and Brand in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, during a planned power outage by the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company. Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo/Agencies)

Rick Shaw bartends using light from a lantern at the Town Square Sports Bar in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, during a planned power outage by the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company. Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo/Agencies)