MESA, Ariz. — A car crash reported Wednesday morning interrupted power service to thousands of customers for hours in east Mesa.
Rural Metro Fire said they responded at about 11:30 a.m. to a car crash involving powerlines near Crismon and Quarterline roads. As a result of the crash, firefighters extinguished a few small brush fires in the area.
The SRP map showed that more than 4,000 customers had been affected by the outage in the area within the perimeter of Meridian Drive, Ellsworth, Broadway, and Brown roads. Power to most homes was restored around 6:30 p.m.
Rural Metro said a cooling station has been set up at 102nd Street and E. Quarterline Road for residents in need of refuge.
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