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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.
A fire in an underground electrical vault near Bluff Heights sparked a large power outage in Long Beach, affecting about 26,626 customers at first; by early morning 16,456 remained without power, with restoration expected by noon as crews worked to re-energize the system during a heat advisory.
LA County Fire officials say the 2025 Eaton Fire was sparked by electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower, igniting dry brush and quickly growing to about 22 square miles, killing 19 and destroying thousands of homes and businesses; investigators and SCE are reviewing the findings amid related lawsuits and ongoing court filings.