NEW: At least 2,000 customers are without power as crews continue to battle multiple home fires near 40th Street and McDowell Road.
PHOENIX — Firefighters are battling a 3-alarm fire in central Phoenix near 40th Street and McDowell Road.
About 75 firefighters, with Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale fire departments are on the scene. Crews were first alerted to the fire on Monte Vista Road, just north of McDowell, at about 3:15 p.m. Friday. Phoenix officials say the fire appears to have started in some vegetation and spread to multiple homes. They believe the fire started in vegetation which caused embers to go airborne and land on multiple homes, sparking new fires.ABC15's Jordan Bontke interviews man affected by large fire near 40th St. and McDowell Rd. in Phoenix The Phoenix Fire Department says so far no injuries have been reported.
— Phoenix Fire Dept. June 30, 2023 SRP is reporting more than 2,000 customers are without power in the area of the fire. The estimated time for restoration is currently at 10:25 p.m. The exact cause of the outage is under investigation.— Jordan Bontke June 30, 2023 Stick with abc15.com as we work to get more information.
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