LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam Tuesday morning, igniting a fire near the Arizona turbine house, a source confirmed. The Boulder City Fire Department responded to an emergency call at Hoover Dam after a reported fire around 10:30 a.m. Video circulating on social media showed billowing black smoke seen rising from the dam amid reports of the explosion. … [Read more...]
Electrical transformer explodes, startles visitors at Hoover Dam | USA TODAY
An electrical transformer caught fire causing a large explosion at the Hoover Dam in Nevada. No one was injured. RELATED: Georgia Guidestones monument damaged by explosive device https://bit.ly/3AZlMx7 Fire from a Tuesday morning transformer explosion at the Hoover Dam was quickly extinguished, caused no injuries and is not a threat to the power grid, according to the Bureau … [Read more...]