House fire in east Mesa causes power outage for thousands

MESA, AZ — Thousands of customers are without power in east Mesa after a large fire sparked nearby.

At around 4 p.m., firefighters were called to the area of University Drive and Crismon Road for a fire that is believed to have started due to downed power lines, according to Rural Metro.

Officials say residents in the immediate area were evacuated and one home was destroyed while a second home suffered significant damage.

Around the same time as the fire, a large power outage was reported impacting thousands of customers.

According to the Salt River Project (SRP) power outage map, more than 5,000 customers were without power around 6 p.m. As of Friday morning, power had been restored to all customers in the area.

SRP officials confirmed that a fire caused the circuits to trip.