More details emerge about one of the first heat-related deaths in Valley
A 63-year-old man passed away after falling behind on electricity bills.
and last updated 2021-07-03 01:15:22-04
Newly released documents are helping piece together what happened in the days, weeks and months leading up to first reported heat-related death in Maricopa County in 2021 after an electricity disconnection.
In a filing docketed on July 2, Arizona Public Service (APS) acknowledged that the possible location where 63-year-old Benito Ruiz De Lara was found was in APS service territory but he was not a customer of record and they had not been able to verify whether he lived at the address.
ACC set to hear public on disconnection rules as heat-related death investigations rise
Maricopa County Public Health is investigating 73 suspected heat-related deaths through the week ending June 19, according to newly released data. That number is more than double the amount during the same time in 2020.
and last updated 2021-06-26 01:22:00-04
Maricopa County Public Health is investigating 73 suspected heat-related deaths through the week ending June 19, according to newly released data. That number is more than double the amount during the same time in 2020.
Three additional heat-related deaths have been confirmed and ABC15 has learned that one of the deaths occurred after a power disconnection.