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Historic winds and dry weather have combined to amplify the wildfires currently threatening thousands in two California counties.

PG&E will temporarily cut power for nearly a million customers this weekend to try and prevent further wildfires.

Californian officials warned on Saturday that "historic and extreme" wind conditions were set to fan raging wildfires in the north of the state as millions of residents face power cuts.Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the so-called Kincade Fire spread to 23,700 acres (9,591 hectares) after breaking out on Wednesday in the Sonoma wine region.The blaze, which is burning in remote steep terrain, has destroyed about 50 structures and forced the evacuation of the small community of Geyserville and of nearby vineyard operations.

PG&E will continue with its Public Safety Power Shutoffs into the weekend, which could affect as many as 2 million customers.

Two smaller fires also have proved problematic in San Bernardino and San Mateo Counties.

California firefighters battled through the night to contain a fast-moving wildfire driven by high winds that was threatening to engulf thousands of buildings.Around 40,000 people were told to flee the Tick Fire, which was raging across 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) just north of Los Angeles.The blaze broke out early Thursday afternoon, burning several homes and structures and forcing the closure of a major highway and a number of roads, as some 500 firefighters backed by air tankers and helicopters battled the flames.

Firefighters have been battling the blaze since last night in order to contain it.

The massive Kincade Fire is marching through and devastating homes and wineries in Sonoma County, California.

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PG&E is expected to turn the power off to as many as 500,000 customers this week for several days as wind conditions pick up.

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