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SACRAMENTO, Calif  | Utility: Weather didn’t warrant power shut off as fire raged

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — Flames already were tearing through a Northern California town earlier this month when Pacific Gas & Electric Co. made the decision that improved weather conditions meant it wouldn’t have to shut off power to the area as a precaution against wildfires, according to documents filed by the utility.

PG&E explained its decision not to follow through on warnings that it might…