Long Beach Braces for Heat as Thousands Remain in the Dark
TL;DR
Thousands in Long Beach lost power as a heat-wave week began, with about 22,066 customers affected at the outage’s peak. By Monday morning, crews had restored power to many, but roughly 14,057 customers remained without service, after about 8,000 were restored by 11 p.m. Sunday. The outage was tied to equipment problems, and a nearby vault fire prompted firefighters to respond as crews worked to restore service amid rising temperatures.
- Power out for some customers in Long Beach at start of hot week NBC Los Angeles
- More than 20,000 homes and businesses lose power after electrical vault fire in Long Beach Long Beach Post
- Power outages affect thousands of Long Beach residents KTLA
- SoCal Edison outage in Long Beach leaves thousands without power CBS News
- 16K without power in Long Beach amid heat wave Yahoo
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