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Extreme conditions drive California's fire risk even higher

A new fire is burning Wednesday in California’s Simi Valley. With winds gusting to 80 miles per hour, the National Weather Service issued a rarely used warning of extreme fire danger in the southern part of the state. In Northern California, meanwhile, both the Kincade Fire and the proactive power outages by PG&E continued, as residents strive to adapt to the disruptions. Stephanie Sy reports.