As the wildfires rage across California, reports are now coming in that many who aren’t being affected by the fire directly are at least suffering from its effects in other ways.
According to KTLA-TV, southern Californians have lost power by the millions due to the flames:
Widespread power outages in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties were impacting more than 4 million customers at 2:30 p.m., according to the California Office of Emergency Services.
Los Angeles County, where the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire destroyed hundreds of homes, had the largest share of power outages, with nearly 1.9 million customers impacted.
The exact number of people without power wasn’t known, as each “customer” could represent an apartment or a home with several people living in it. Businesses are also marked as customers.
KTLA…
