Mesa Transformer Explosion Leaves 80,000 Residents Without Power

A transformer explosion at the SRP substation in the eastern part of Mesa, Arizona exploded on Thursday forcing fire crews to rush toward the scene of the explosion while leaving 80,000 residents without power.

The outage not only left residents without electricity, traffic signals were on the fritz in certain areas and businesses in downtown Mesa were left without electricity, while other areas of the city were also experiencing intermittent issues.

Thankfully according to police spokesman Sgt. Edward Wessing:

“We are not dealing with any increase in heat related incidents due to the power outages.”

In the meantime city police officers are directing traffic at major throughways and at this time only two collisions have been reported with police warning that dark traffic signals should be treated as a four way stop.

To fight the electrical fire a specialized truck was brought in that shot foam at the flames, extinguishing the area in approximately one hour.