More than 24,000 customers across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

A fast-moving vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon in the hills of Oakland, California, burning at least two homes before firefighters were able to stop forward progress hours after the incident began.

A five-alarm fire is burning in an Oakland Hills neighborhood near Interstate 580 Friday afternoon, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Flames spread over 15