The excessive heat has caused power outages throughout Southern California, leaving thousands of people sweating through a dark night.
Affected neighborhoods have included customers at and near the University of Southern California and surrounding areas, including Mount St. Mary’s University, West Adams and Exposition Park, CBS 2 reported.
According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s website, electrical outages extended as far north as Sylmar, where 160 customers reported power losses, and throughout the Inland Empire.
Southern California Edison reported more than 100 outages in communities including Santa Monica, Santa Clarita, Rancho Cucamonga, the Greater Los Angeles area, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Redondo Beach and communities in the Antelope Valley.
According to the electrical utility, 10 outages were reported in Orange County, affecting 836 customers, and 77 were reported in Los Angeles, with 4,811 households suffering power losses.
Outages also were reported in parts of Murrieta and Moreno Valley on Friday night.
Excessive heat warnings will be in effect through Monday in much of the region with “dangerously hot conditions” and triple-digit temperatures expected this weekend and into next week, National Weather Service forecasters said.
Soaring temperatures to remain on tap for Southern California this weekend
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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