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Aug 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Power outage affects Long Beach customers amid heat
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Some customers in Long Beach lost power Sunday as SoCal Edison reported 22,066 customers without electricity at the peak of the outage, first reported around 6:40 p.m. Power was restored to many residents by Monday morning. At the same time, nearly two dozen firefighters responded to a vault fire near Broadway and Loma.
WHO: SoCal Edison; Long Beach Fire Department; spokesperson Brian Fisk; Annette Arreola (Today in LA)
WHAT: Power outage impacted thousands of customers; firefighters responded to a nearby vault fire.
WHEN: Reported Aug 23, 2026 at 4:36 AM ET
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHY: The outage was caused by equipment problems, and a crew was sent to begin working on the issue.
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