Wind Knocks Out Power to Studio City Residents

About 24,000 customers were without electrical service in various areas of wind-buffeted Los Angeles County today, including about 18,000 in the city of Los Angeles, authorities said.

In the city of Los Angeles, affected areas included Hollywood, Mid- Wilshire, Studio City, South Los Angeles and Koreatown, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Most of the outages were wind-related.

In communities served by Southern California Edison, the following outages were reported:

-- Long Beach, 954 customers affected, caused by weather conditions;

-- Palos Verdes Estates, 44 customers affected, caused by weather conditions that toppled trees;

-- Alhambra, 2,698 customers, unknown cause;

-- various unincorporated areas, nearly 1,000 customers, many caused by weather conditions;

-- Bellflower, 400 customers, unknown cause;

-- Monrovia, 482 customers, caused by weather conditions; and

-- La Canada Flintridge, 127 customers, unknown cause.

City News Service