The Brief A massive fire broke out at a battery storage facility in Peoria. The fire required a large-scale response from multiple fire departments, leading to the shutdown of Northern Avenue. A massive fire broke out at a battery storage facility in the 7300 block of W Northern Ave in Peoria on Oct. 1. The battery is currently offline and there are no outages associated with this incident," a spokesperson at SRP said. Northern Avenue was shut down near 75th Avenue for hours as crews from Peoria, Phoenix, and Glendale fire departments worked to extinguish the flames and prevent it from spreading.