Sweltering Heat Continues with Rolling Blackouts Canceling Show at Hollywood Bowl
A record-setting heat wave strained the power grid in Los Angeles so dramatically the Hollywood Bowl was forced to cancel a concert by Australian group Vance Joy Sunday night as rolling blackouts swept through the city.
The venue said in a statement they were forced to cancel the show because of power outages affecting the stadium and the surrounding area.
Mayor Karen Bass said officials have been working "around the clock" to restore power to the thousands affected by rolling blackouts. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power posted a map that shows live affected areas in orange with estimates of when work crews would arrive to restore electricity.
.@LADWP has again elevated its alert and is working around the clock to bring power back to those impacted by recent outages as fast and safely as possible.
We will continue to urgently provide resources for Angelenos throughout Los Angeles in order to beat the heat.
Visit… pic.twitter.com/5t0DUgD7mu— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) September 9, 2024
As of Monday morning, officials say, roughly 8,000 Angelenos suffered power outages. The communities with the most number of impacted customers are Harvard Park, Hollywood and Northridge, where the temperatures reached triple digits over the weekend.
Southern California Edison also announced planned outages that will affect nearly 50,000 customers. SCE has also cut off power to 194 customers in Santa Barbara County as a public safety measure due to potential fire weather in the area.
The heat wave has also fueled the Line Fire in San Bernardino which doubled in size over the weekend, forcing Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency. By early Monday, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department had issued evacuation orders for multiple communities affected by the raging blaze.
[Incident Update] Vegetation on the #LineFire remains critically dry. There will be areas of smoke in the morning that could become more widespread in the afternoon. There is also a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and through the early… pic.twitter.com/P8PFT4XKs1
— CAL FIRE BDU (@CALFIREBDU) September 9, 2024
Schools in some San Bernardino County districts were closed on Monday, and continuing above-average temperatures, wind and low humidity could lead to worsening fire risks. The Bridge Fire that erupted near the Angeles National Forest is also an increasing concern, leading the California Highway Patrol to close Highway 39 at the mouth of San Gabriel Canyon.
Firefighters responding to a brush fire, East Fork Rd near Glendora Mtn Rd in San Gabriel Cyn. @LACoFDPIO @SDMLASD pic.twitter.com/KUfKSZCNhX
— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) September 8, 2024
On Sunday afternoon officials with the U.S. Forest Service said the wildfire had spread to an estimated 92 acres as firefighters attacked the blaze from both the ground and the air.
