Hoover Dam transformer fire put out without interruption to power grid

Firefighters pour water on electrical transformer equipment at the Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada, U.S. July 19, 2022 in a still image from video. Bureau of Reclamation/Handout via REUTERS

 

July 19 (Reuters) - A transformer caught fire at Nevada's Hoover Dam on Tuesday and was quickly extinguished by the fire brigade without any injuries or interruption to the power grid, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said.

Video circulating on social media, apparently taken by a tourist, showed a small explosion and smoke and fire coming from the base of the dam, the largest in the United States and the source for a 2,080-megawatt hydroelectric plant, enough for about 1.3 million households.

The cause of the fire was under investigation, the bureau said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/small-explosion-fire-hoover-dam-quickly-extinguished-2022-07-19/

Can see it here....

 

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRL8Mhp4/?k=1

The water level there is low - bordering on catastrophic.....