Two people were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, after energized copper injured them at a Mesa building Tuesday. A crew was removing copper from a building near Tahoe Avenue and Avery Street, west of Mesa Gateway Airport, when the incident happened. Mesa Fire Department officials said the copper apparently was still energized. Two people were injured and taken to the hospital, with one in critical condition.
Greg Smith, a U.S. Navy veteran and longtime wildland firefighter who donated a kidney to a fellow firefighter, had triple bypass surgery Monday and is recovering at a Mesa hospital.
