Firefighters to let transformer fire burn itself out
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 PropertyPhoenix firefighters say they will let a transformer fire in north Phoenix burn itself out. The fire broke out about 10 p.m. Monday near the Scottsdale-Phoenix border at 67th Street and Pinnacle Peak Road, after witnesses reported seeing a huge fireball in one of the nine transformers at the APS substation. Firefighters told CBS 5 News reporter Jose Miguel that the fire was burning so hot that water was evaporating before it could reach the flames. Foam was tried instead, according to command units on the scene. A fire spokesman said the fire could burn for days.
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