Thousands of people in the Inland Empire are affected by power shut offs due to strong wind conditions sparking wildfires across Southern California.
According to Southern California Edison spokeswoman Gabriela Ornelas, about 44,000 thousand people in Riverside County had shutoff issues as of 1 pm Wednesday. That number has risen to about 51,000 in the last few hours. In San Bernardino County, about 34,000 customers are experiencing shutoffs.
Outages are impacting customers in areas near Bloomington, Grand Terrace, Jurupa Valley and Moreno Valley, Ornelas shared. She acknowledged the concerns and frustrations of customers who are impacted by shut offs and explained that they’re usually a “last resort” to protect customers in high-risk areas from infrastructure that could spark fires…