KCAL 9 KANDISS CRONE WITH MORE
ON THOSE OUTAGES.
SHOWED US A GENERATOR AHEAD OF
THE LATEST HEAT WAVE GLAD TO
HAVE IT ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE HAD
NO IDEA HER POWER WOULD BE CUT
OFF.
WITHOUT IT HER HOME WOULD BE TOO
UNBEARABLE FOR ELDERLY DISABLED
MOTHER WHO LIVES WITH HER IN
MONTEREY PARK.
HOT
EVER BELIEVE.
EVEN IF YOU PUT THE FAN ON, IT
WOULD BLOW HOT AIR.
WE
FOR A LONG WHICH WAS IF WE
DIDN'T --
I WOULD BE ON THE VERGE OF MY
MOM HAVING HEAT EXHAUSTION.
SHE'S ONE OF THOUSANDS OF
CUSTOMERS IN THE COUNTY WHO LOST
POWER DUE TO THE INTENSE HEAT.
ACROSS TOWN IN BALDWIN HILLS
STOPLIGHTS WERE OUT CAUSING
SLOWDOWN ON LOCAL STREETS NEARBY
BUSINESSES ALSO CLOSED EARLY.
AND EMPLOYEES AT RAN BOW SHOP
SAID THEY TOOK A FINANCIAL HIT
BECAUSE OF THE POWER OUTAGE.
WE CAN'T BRING ANYTHING OUR
CUSTOMERS ARE --
UNHAPPY.
WE MISSED OUR GOAL.
WENT OUT FOR LIKE I WAS GOING
SAY TEN MINUTES MAYBE EVEN LESS
AND CAME BACK ON AND SHUT OFF
AGAIN.
AND I KNOW ALL OF THE RIGHT
CUSTOMERS THEY WERE MAD.
CAL OFFICIALS SAY CONVERSATION
IS KEY SET YOUR AIR CONDITIONER
TO 78 OR HIGHER AND DON'T USE
IMAGINE APPLIANCES BETWEEN 9 AND
3 P.M. AND USE A FAN.
FLEX ALERT IS ALREADY IN EFFECT
THROUGH MONDAY.
CAL SAYS IT IS TRYING TO AVOID
ROLLING BLACKOUTS LOOK WHAT WE
SAW DURING LAST MONTH'S HEAT
WAVE.
