People in Maricopa County, Arizona, have been rushed to emergency rooms with life-threatening burns from the heatwave that has hit the United States all month long.

Some patients have fallen to the ground and are brought in with scorching heat burns. according to to CNN. “Summer is our busiest time of year, so you would expect something like this to happen.

“The numbers are higher and the injuries are more severe, but we don’t have a good explanation for that,” he said. Inside the burn center, all 45 beds are full, and his third of patients are those who have been burned only by falling to the ground. Many of these patients are in the facility’s intensive care unit.

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“On a warm sunny day or summer afternoon in Arizona, the temperature of asphalt, pavement, concrete, and sidewalks can sometimes be 180 degrees—a little below boiling, so there’s really something there,” Foster continued. He noted that it takes less than a second to get a fairly serious burn on the sidewalk.

CNN noted that anyone who falls and remains on the ground for an hour or 20 minutes is likely to be “totally destroyed” with deep damage. (Related: ‘Extremely dangerous and protracted’ catastrophe hits Southwest, NWS reports)

Scorching heat is expected to persist throughout the summer across the southern United States, especially the western United States. according to to the National Weather Service. WFLA-TV meteorologist Jeff Berardelli said a significant fire hazard exists in the interior northwest as heat domes continue to develop around the world. tweeted.