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Altamont Fire Quickly Extinguished; Firefighters Issue Warning
A hundred PG&E customers south of Livermore saw their power preemptively shut off amid dry, windy weather that led to an Altamont Pass fire.

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A hundred PG&E customers south of Livermore saw their power preemptively shut off amid dry, windy weather that led to an Altamont Pass fire.

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