Overview
- Phoenix Fire Department crews responded to reports near 7th/8th Street and Southern Avenue and found multiple power poles on fire after strong winds fanned flames into nearby buildings.
- Firefighters requested extra resources and used handlines to contain the fast-moving blaze that fully involved three vacant structures, brush, trees and debris.
- No firefighters or residents were injured and the buildings were reported vacant, though a neighbor evacuated an elderly woman as flames spread.
- Salt River Project crews worked at the scene to repair damaged poles and aimed to fully restore power by about 7 a.m. Tuesday.
- Investigators are actively working to determine what ignited the pole fire and how the wind-driven spread occurred, a probe that will inform future utility and fire-safety steps.