The Santa Clara County coroner is investigating 18 deaths over the past nine days that may be linked to the scorching temperatures.
While officials examine the cause of the deaths, the Bay Area heat wave continued on Thursday.
NBC Bay Area's Damian Trujillo takes a look at how locals beat the heat in his report in the video above.
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