Southern CA: SoCal Edison considers cutting power to over 75,000 Southland customers amid wildfire threat
Southern California Edison says it may need to cut power to about 77,000 customers across the Southland because of potential fire danger. Santa Ana Winds are expected to move into Southern California, prompting the warning of planned outages in several local communities to reduce the risk of fire. The potentially affected areas include Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. For a full list of the cities that may be affected:
Quick Facts
Location: Southland, CA
Date Announced: 10/08/19
Impact: 70-100K Southern California Edison customers, including LA County
CBS2- Moderate #SantaAnaWinds on the way. #Fire crews on alert. SoCal Edison says there could be outages. @1GarthKemp has latest @11 @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/vOUK7579Pv
— Pat Harvey (@Patharveynews) October 8, 2019