Firefighters battle blaze at SRP battery storage facility in West Valley

PHOENIX — Firefighters battled a blaze at a battery storage facility in the West Valley that broke out on Wednesday afternoon.

First responders were dispatched to the storage facility at 7300 Northern Avenue for the fire shortly before 4:15 p.m., according to the Phoenix Regional Dispatch Center Active Incidents.

The Peoria Fire Department told KTAR News 92.3 FM that firefighters were still on the scene, near 73rd and Northern avenues, as of 9:50 p.m. and that they would be meeting with facility representatives at 11 p.m. The department noted that following the meeting if it was deemed safe to do so the scene would be switched from an active incident to fire watch.

Patty Garcia-Likens, a spokesperson with the Salt River Project (SRP), said the fire was located at the 25-megawatt battery system located at its Bolster Substation, which is adjacent to the Agua Fria Generating Station in Peoria.

“The battery is currently offline and there are no outages associated with this incident,” Garcia-Likens told KTAR News. “Glendale, Peoria and Phoenix fire departments are on scene and SRP appreciates their quick response.”

There were no reported injuries.

No further details were made available.

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