Public Safety Power Shutoffs planned for parts of San Benito and South Monterey counties

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) -- PG&E announced Public Safety Power Shutoffs are scheduled for some parts of South Monterey County, plus parts of San Benito County.

Some areas on the outskirts of Soledad, Greenfield and King City are shown in orange as of early Wednesday morning.

According to PG&E, the shutoffs would take place from between 9 and 11 a.m. on June 19 until 8 pm on June 21.

The planned outages also extend down to San Lucas and Bradley.

For San Benito County, some parts of Panoche Road southeast of Paicines could be without power as well.

PG&E says PSPS events are meant to prevent wildfires when severe weather, such as high wind events, result in trees or debris being knocked down which could damage power lines.

PG&E says if there's dry vegetation, that scenario could lead to a wildfire.

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