Crews from Coquitlam-based Rokstad Power set out for northern California after the company was contacted by officials in California asking for help.

The California Public Utilities Commission plans to open an investigation that could result in fines against PG&E.

Authorities in Northern California ordered 180,000 residents to flee their homes Sunday as historic winds fueled a wildfire in the wine country, while electricity was shut off for millions of people in an effort to prevent more fires.