[freeperfromnj]

Fire cuts power to thousands in Phoenix

7/20/2004, 10:33 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A fire at an electrical substation early Tuesday left about 50,000 northwest Phoenix homes and businesses without power. It was the second substation fire in the area in two weeks......

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-27/1090331072102660.xml&storylist=national

[TBall]

Phoenix has also had a lot of WNV cases this year. The phoenix in Egyptian mythology burns every 500 years I believe.

[Velveeta]

Investigators didn't immediately know what caused the fire, but Assistant Fire Chief Bob Khan said it was probably an internal problem. "Nothing seems suspicious at this time," he said.

Cough, cough. Okey dokey...Chief KHAN.