Eleven taken to hospital for heat exhaustion outside of Trump event in Arizona

Eleven supporters of former President Donald Trump were sent to the hospital on Thursday, due to heat exhaustion while waiting for an event that featured Trump in Phoenix, Arizona.

The city witnessed soaring temperatures on Thursday, reaching at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit, according to ABC15. Phoenix Fire officials said they responded to the scene at a Turning Point USA rally at Dream City Church, in northern Phoenix. The event marked the second time Trump has appeared at the church, with the first being in 2020, The Hill reported.

“Another one being carted out on a stretcher at Trump rally … this marks at least six people from what we can likely assume is the heat,” Ben Brown, a reporter for ABC15 posted on the social media platform X.

Some of the victims reportedly fainted from the heat, according to the outlet. Fire officials were also seen placing ice to cool down other attendees who had not gotten inside of the church yet. Thousands were reportedly gathered outside of the megachurch, but security screening slowed the process of letting people inside, according to BBC News.

The status of the 11 hospitalized has not been released, but a heat warning is in effect for Phoenix through Friday.