The terrible fire in the power grid was extinguished without any interruption The fire of the Hoover Dam transformer
The terrible fire in the power grid was extinguished without any interruption The fire of the Hoover Dam transformer
A transformer caught fire at Nevada's Hoover Dam on Tuesday and was quickly extinguished by the
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.
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
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,
from the base of the dam, the largest in the United States and the source for a 2,080-megawatt hydroelectric plant,
The cause of the fire was under investigation, the bureau said.The fire at the dam's A5 transformer started around 10 a.m.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, the bureau said.The fire at the dam's A5 transformer started around 10 a.m.
local time (1700 GMT) and was put out by the Reclamation/Hoover fire brigade within half an hour, the bureau said.
local time (1700 GMT) and was put out by the Reclamation/Hoover fire brigade within half an hour, the bureau said.
"There are no injuries to visitors or employees. There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated from the powerhouse," the statement said.
"There are no injuries to visitors or employees. There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated from the powerhouse," the statement said.
The Boulder City Fire Department responded but the fire was out by the time firefighters arrived, the Nevada city said.
The Boulder City Fire Department responded but the fire was out by the time firefighters arrived, the Nevada city said.
The dam, completed in 1936, sits on the Colorado River at the Nevada-Arizona border and impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States
The dam, completed in 1936, sits on the Colorado River at the Nevada-Arizona border and impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States