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PG&E Corp. was cutting power to about 195,000 people across Northern California in an attempt to keep its power lines from sparking wildfires amid another round of extreme heat, dry weather and high winds. Blazes still erupted, triggering evacuations and burning thousands of acres.

As temperatures soared past 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) on Sunday, PG&E -- the utility giant that went bankrupt last year after its equipment ignited catastrophic blazes, began a shut-off that will leave parts of 16 counties out of power until the end of Monday. The National Weather Service has been warning that the risk of wildfires across the region would increase late Saturday evening and remain through Monday.