CHANDLER — Chandler Fire Department is investigating a hazardous situation at a lithium battery storage facility near 54th Street and Pecos Road since Monday, officially calling for evacuations Thursday evening.
The facility is located within a Salt River Project substation.
Businesses within about a quarter-mile area were notified to evacuate the area by 6 p.m. Thursday night as a precaution, according to officials.
Fire officials said they were working with SRP and the storage company to allow…