More than 13,000 customers are without electricity in Madison, Wisconsin, after a substation fire, a utility spokesman says. The city is under an 'excessive heat' warning, with temperatures forecast to reach the mid-90s.
About 12,000 customers are without electricity in Madison, Wisconsin, during a dangerous heat wave, after fires at two downtown substations, according to local officials.
An explosion and a fire occurred early Friday morning at a substation jointly owned by Madison Gas and Electric and the American Transmission Company, MG&E CEO Jeff Keebler told reporters at a news conference. The equipment needed to be turned off so firefighters could put out the fire, Keebler said. Smoke from fire at Madison Gas and Electric on the East Side #Madison #Fire pic.twitter.
— Erin July 19, 2019 Officials are assessing damage to see when power can be turned back on, Keebler said. They currently have no estimate.MG&E spokesman Steve Schultz initially told CNN that more than 13,000 customers were without electricity due that fire. Keebler later estimated 12,000. Read MoreThey include residents from the west side of downtown's Capitol Square to areas around the Yahara River, Schultz said.
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