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APS sending lineworkers to Florida to help restore power after Hurricane Milton

Three million people were left without power after Milton ripped across Florida
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FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Lineworkers with Arizona Public Service (APS) are heading to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Milton, which left millions of people without power.

A caravan of APS bucket trucks will leave Flagstaff Thursday morning to make the journey across the country to assist.

Milton made landfall in Florida late Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, knocking out power to nearly three million people by Thursday morning.

APS is part of a "national mutual assistance network" that offers a support system when electric companies nationwide are forced to deal with natural disasters that create widespread damage.