More than 1,200 homes throughout Los Angeles County remained without power Monday as record-breaking heat caused widespread outages and system failures, authorities said.
About 600 homes remained without power after extreme heat and related weather conditions prompted outages, leaving many in the dark and without cool air for relief. Crews were working Monday to restore power to hundreds of homes, according to Southern California Edison.
Record high temperatures were posted Sunday in Long Beach (99 degrees), Woodland Hills (104 degrees), Camarillo (91 degrees) and Bob Hope Airport (104 degrees), according to the National Weather Service.
In Manhattan Beach, about 4,400 homes lost power because of a downed transformer near 11th Street and Poinsettia Avenue, according to the Manhattan Beach Police Department.