Hoover Dam

A transformer on one of America's tallest dams briefly caught fire on Tuesday morning before the Hoover Dam fire brigade extinguished the flames.

“There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated from the powerhouse. “We arrived to the scene and turned away. The blaze was extinguished within about 30 minutes before firefighters from the Boulder City fire department arrived on scene, the Nevada city reported on Facebook.

LAS VEGAS — On the morning of Tuesday, July 19, a transformer at the Hoover Dam caught fire, causing an explosion and smoke.

A transformer exploded Tuesday at the landmark, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt and the ...

The power produced at the site is transferred to a substation where it's marketed through the Western Area Power Administration. Drought and climate change have sunk the lakes to their lowest levels in decades. "A ton of black smoke just exploded in the air. The administration markets power from 57 federal hydroelectric facilities. It captured the attention of tourists who said they heard an alarm sound and felt the ground rumble beneath them. "I was really surprised and I started filming."

Police in Boulder City, Nevada say they are headed to the Hoover Dam after reports of an explosion....

Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The city of Boulder City posted on its Twitter account that the fire was extinguished before the fire department arrived.

Videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be a fire or explosion in a building near the base of the dam. A huge plume of black smoke swirled above ...

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Videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be a fire or explosion in a building near the base of the dam.

The postings showed the explosion occurred at a building slightly downstream from the base of the dam. “A ton of black smoke just exploded in the air. BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished.

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) - A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and fla...

Hoover Dam is located on the Nevada-Arizona border about 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas. It’s a popular tourist destination. Authorities say no one was hurt in Tuesday’s (July 19, 2022) explosion and electricity continued to flow to the 8 million people in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California who rely on it. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says the fire ignited around 10 a.m. and was put out within 30 minutes.

A fire at the Hoover Dam's Arizona powerhouse was quickly extinguished on Tuesday morning. A transformer at the dam's hydropower plant caught fire around 10 ...

Power production at the dam has been reduced as levels have dipped. The dam and reservoir have been the subject of national attention in recent years, as prolonged drought has sapped the region of its water and brought Mead’s water levels to historic lows. The Hoover Dam’s power station generates power for 1.3 million people across Nevada, Arizona and California. Hoover Dam straddles the border of Nevada and Arizona. It was completed in 1936, turning a section of the Colorado River into Lake Mead – the nation’s largest reservoir.