CHANDLER — About 5,300 customers lost power in the downtown Chandler area Thursday afternoon due to a widespread power outage.
The outages started around 3 p.m., just after Phoenix Sky Harbor recorded the temperature at 119º.
Looking for a break from the extreme heat? Several Valley locations have set up heat relief stations.
At the height of the outages, 5,300 customers were impacted. The last of the outages were fixed around 10 p.m. Thursday.
The impacted area is between Arizona Avenue and Kingston Street and Ray Road and Commonwealth Avenue.
According to APS, the outages were due to problems with equipment.
