Excessive heat also brought power outages throughout Los Angeles County, affecting thousands of customers, according to electrical utility company officials.
The University of Southern California reported students and nearby homes lost power around 9:30 p.m. Friday.
“Power on the [University Park] Campus is currently operational. [The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power] is working to restore service. It is unknown at this time how long the outage will last,” university officials wrote in a campus alert. “Please check with LADWP for updates.”
The power outage affected more than 3,200 customers near the university, according to the LADWP.
Other outages cut power to thousands more in the surrounding areas, including Mount St. Mary’s University, West Adams and Exposition Park, CBS 2 reported.
Around 10 p.m. Friday, LADWP reported nearly 130 outages throughout the city, totaling more than 16,500 customers without electricity.
“Many university buildings have generators that provide emergency power to critical equipment such as fire alarms and emergency lighting, not for normal electrical outlets,” the university wrote in the alert.
According to the LADWP’s website, electrical outages extended as far north as Sylmar, where 160 customers reported power losses and throughout the Inland Empire.
Southern California Edison reported more than 100 outages in communities including Santa Monica, Santa Clarita, Rancho Cucamonga, the Greater Los Angeles area, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Redondo Beach and communities in the Antelope Valley.
According to the electrical utility, 10 outages were reported in Orange County, affecting 836 customers, and 77 were reported in Los Angeles, with 4,811 households suffering power losses.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for most of Southern California, including a majority of Los Angeles County, CBS 2 reported.