UPDATE: Over 1,500 people, in just several hours, had paid their respects to Sen. John McCain at a public viewing at the Arizona Capitol, according to authorities.
Several people waiting outside the Arizona Capitol were overcome by extreme heat, and transported to a hospital. Several others were treated at the scene in the span of an hour.
The temperature in Phoenix reached 104 degrees.
Public viewing will continue until the last person arrives, according to a McCain representative.
The viewing came after a private ceremony for McCain’s family members and fellow politicians that marked the first of two days of official mourning in Arizona.
