LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Early on Tuesday morning Pacific Gas and Electric began turning off power to a small number of Lake County residents and thousands more around the region due to a red flag warning and heightened fire danger.

The number of Lake County customers originally expected to be part of the PSPS was 49, a number which on Monday grew to 153 and included areas east of Lower Lake and southeast of Boggs Mountain.

As of 3 a.m., power had been turned off to more than 130 customers near Boggs Mountain.

Power is expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Altogether, PG&E said the total number of customers set to be impacted across the 10 counties to be included in the PSPS is 12,000.

In addition to Lake County, that number covers 277 in Butte, 550 in Colusa, 361 in Glenn, 16 in Napa, 8,888 in Shasta 96 in Solano, 12 in Sonoma, 1,873 in Tehama and 204 in Yolo.

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