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Has been updated: July 19, 2022 at 8:16 PM
(Twitter Photo/Pinal County Sheriff’s Office)
PHOENIX – More than 7,000 power customers south of Metro Phoenix were still unplugged on Tuesday after a monsoon storm brought down transmission towers and lines earlier this week.
of Arizona Public Service stop map displayed About 7,100 customers in the Eloy-Arizona City area of Pinal County remained without electricity.
The state’s largest utility said the crew had been working overnight to restore power.
A spokeswoman said in a social media post shortly before 8:30 am Tuesday that 2,400 of Eloy’s customers were back online.
State Rep. Teresa Martinez (R-Casa Grande) said in the worst case of the power outage, about 20,000 people were without power in the sweltering heat. The temperature on Monday brought him close to 110 degrees.
“There are about 11,000 in Arizona City and maybe 9,000 to 10,000 in the Eloy Toltec area,” Martinez said. KTAR News The Mike Bloomhead Show on 92.3 FM on tuesday.
“Hopefully they turn it on [Wednesday]They work around the clock. ”
Two cooling centers have opened in Eloy – Toltec Middle School, 3315 N. Toltec Road. Santa Cruz Valley Union High School at 900 N. Main Street.
Pinal County Board of Supervisors Tuesday Night Declared Emergency related to storm damage and power outages in Eloy and the City of Arizona.
Pinal County officials estimate that power will be fully restored by 1 a.m. Wednesday. According to the municipality’s website.
Eloy is about 100 kilometers south of downtown Phoenix. Arizona City is about seven miles west of Eloy.
