HUNTINGTON BEACH – Shortly after midnight, a man apparently heard an explosion, went into his backyard to see what had happened and was electrocuted by downed power lines, police said.

The incident occurred early Monday in the 8200 block of Bush Drive, said Huntington Beach Lt. Tom Weizoerick.

Officers found the man, in his 60s, in his backyard. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

“It looks like he went outside to investigate a loud explosion and power outage and most likely came across some downed wires,” the lieutenant said.

Nearly 200 customers lost power because of the outage.