VIDEO: A newly released report is shedding light on an explosion at an APS storage unit in Surprise that sent four Peoria firefighters to the hospital with broken bones, chemical burns and cuts.
It happened the night of Friday, April 18 – nearly four months ago -- near Deer Valley Road and Grand Avenue. Video provided by APS this week showed workers removing batteries from the energy storage unit, which is part of the 'utility's clean-energy project.' It's designed to store unused power generated by homes with solar panels so the solar energy can be used after the sun goes down.
"We're basically on our way to discharge all of the energy that's left in the energy storage unit," APS spokesman Scott Bordenkircher said.
While APS is still investigating the explosion, Arizona's Family obtain a report by the Surprise Fire Department.