A fire at Tucson Electric Powerβs H. Wilson Sundt Generating station on the cityβs south side resulted in power outages for nearly 5,000 customers in the area Wednesday afternoon.
TEP spokesman Joe Barrios said the fire started in a generator area of the Sundt plant, 3850 E. Irvington Road, at about 4:20 p.m. and was put out by Tucson Fire department firefighters within the hour.
No injuries were reported, Barrios said, adding that no further details were available pending an investigation.
TEP crews were working to restore power to 4,922 customers in an area mostly south of the plant, Barrios said at about 5:20 p.m.
The Sundt plant features two large natural gas-fired steam generators and a bank of 10 reciprocating internal combustion natural gas engines that replaced two other large steam generators in 2019.
A Tucson Fire Department engine at scene of a fire at TEP's Sundt Generating station at Alvernon and Irvington, Tucson, Ariz., September 22, 2021.
Tucson Fire Department units staged outside of the TEP Sundt Generating Station during a two-alarm fire.
