Fire at Electric Substation Leaves 13,000 Without Power in Madison, Wisconsin, During Heat Wave

Fire at Electric Substation Leaves 13,000 Without Power in Madison, Wisconsin, During Heat Wave
More than 13,000 customers are without electricity during a dangerous heat wave, after a fire at a downtown substation in Madison, Wis., on July 19, 2019. Sarah Griffin, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies via CNN
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More than 13,000 customers are without electricity in Madison, Wisconsin, during a dangerous heat wave, after a fire at a downtown substation, a utility spokesman says.

The fire was out Friday morning, said Madison Gas and Electric spokesman Steve Schultz. But the utility does not have an “estimated time of restoration.”