Amid one of the most sweltering weeks of the summer, residents of Villas Las Naranjas an apartment community at 1345 S. Kolb Road on Tucsons southeast side have endured over a week without air conditioning as record-breaking heat bears down.

Residents say the outage began July 31, with indoor temperatures climbing in the midst of Tucsons oppressive, triple-digit summer heat. One tenant recounted returning home on Aug. 2 to a heartbreaking scene.

Me coming back to my apartment and finding my dog dead is one of the worst moments in my life, said Jaryd Thrasher, describing how his dog Mac had died, and the apartment was extremely hot. You know, this is excruciating! If its bad for me, its definitely going to be bad for an animal who has fur on them.

Jade Zasuesta recalled the day the air c

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