Hot temperatures creating hot chocolate at local shop

TULSA - A break from the sweltering temperatures was welcomed by many on Tuesday.

That's especially true for employees at a Downtown Tulsa business; they are doing their best to keep the products from melting.

At Glacier Confection, the environment is specially set to make fine chocolates.

Manager Davis Light told 2NEWS the air has to be perfect, "Humidity, temperature."

There are dehumidifiers and temperature controlled cases set between 60 and 65 degrees.

It's part of a mixture of things to make the mixture of special flavors.

One thing this shop is battling these days is the sun.

The store opened last August, so this is the first full summer.

The chilled display cases are having a hard time keeping up.

"When the sun hits it there's really nothing you can do. The temperature just goes up, and up, and up," Light said.

Light is having to get creative.

The air conditioner is running non-stop and black curtains cover the windows.

"Honestly, this is the most low-tech thing of the whole operation, but it works pretty well," Light said as he pulled one of the curtains shut.

Some of the products have already been replaced.

Light says there are some plans in place for future summers to come.

Until then, it's operation blackout.

"Soon enough we'll have really nice sun shade awnings that we can extend when the sun gets out and just cover our windows. But at the moment we're going for the low-tech black curtains approach."

That heat is really starting to settle in on people too.

EMSA paramedics have treated nearly three dozen people since this weekend.