Arizona heat sparks fire at Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers in Scottsdale
Aug 17, 2020, 6:00 PM | Updated: Aug 18, 2020, 8:56 am
(Twitter Photo/@CBSquaredAZ)
(Twitter Photo/@CBSquaredAZ)
PHOENIX — Record-breaking summer temperatures in the Valley caused a small fire at a Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers located in north Scottsdale last week.
On Tuesday, a fire broke out in a storage room behind the burger joint on 18529 N. Scottsdale Road after a linen basket was exposed to a hot metal door handle, according to a press release.
After the restaurant was evacuated, the Scottsdale Fire Department extinguished the blaze, which resulted in minor damage.
There were no injuries sustained by either restaurant patrons or staff.
The restaurant was forced to temporarily close as a result.
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“We’re very glad no one was injured and that the damage wasn’t too severe given it could have been much worse,” Founder of Square One Concepts S. Barrett Rinzler said in the release.
“We hope to be back open very soon and to welcome our customers back…”
On the same day of the fire, the National Weather Serviced said the city of Phoenix was in the midst of its hottest summer to date.
BREAKING: No matter how you slice it, this is now the hottest summer to date in Phoenix, Arizona. #azwx pic.twitter.com/Ly2jLKg4rk
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 11, 2020
Based on data collected from June 1 through Aug. 10, the average temperature for the scorching season had been 96 degrees, breaking the previous best of 95.4 degrees set in 2016.
The average high temperature of 107.9 degrees and average low temperature of 84.2 degrees were also record highs for the city.
On Monday, the National Weather Service extended a previously issued excessive heat warning into Thursday, which is forecast to see a high temperature of 111 degrees.
Temperatures are expected to cool off slightly Friday and Saturday with forecast highs of 109 degrees each day.
