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

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.”