Scott Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Media Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Can see it here.... https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRL8Mhp4/?k=1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 The water level there is low - bordering on catastrophic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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