Northern California fire explodes overnight

All it takes is a spark.

California's notoriously high, dry, and hot fall winds are sweeping through both northern and southern parts of the state. Right on cue, the Kincade Fire exploded in California's wine country, Sonoma County, Wednesday night. Some 9 hours later, the blaze had burned 10,000 acres, prompting nighttime evacuations. It has zero containment, according to Cal Fire, the state's fire protection agency.

Of particular interest is that the state's largest utility, PG&E, said they had intentionally (and controversially) cut off power to this region of Sonoma County earlier on Wednesday, to avoid the possibility of wind-damaged electrical towers sparking flames. The cause of this new and rapidly spreading fire is still unknown. Read more...

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