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Hoover Dam explosion aftermath seen in tourist video. The aftermath of an explosion at the Hoover Dam is seen Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in video captured by Kristy Hairston and posted to social media.
Oh, dam! A large explosion rocked the Hoover Dam during a tour of the facility early Tuesday, dramatic video shows. A clip posted to Twitter minutes after 10 a.m. local time showed a huge plume of ...
The cause of an explosion that rocked the Hoover Dam on Tuesday and resulted in a fire has been determined.. The incident was first witnessed by tourists at the famed Nevada dam on Tuesday morning ...
An explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning. “We have a crew on the way where we have a report of a fire,” said ...
Hoover Dam, about 40 kilometers southeast of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border, is one of the tallest concrete dams in the U.S. at 221 meters. It supplies hydroelectric power for about ...
Hoover Dam is one of the tallest concrete dams in the U.S. at 726 feet (221 meters). Each of its 17 generators can supply electricity to 100,000 households. (Bureau of Reclamation photo) ...
She also heard a siren about the explosion and saw automatic sprinklers turn on to help put out the fire. “I’ve never been to Hoover Dam before, so I thought ‘Let’s do a little pit stop ...
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 of Reclamation's ...
A transformer exploded and caught fire at Hoover Dam in Nevada on July 19, according to local officials. Bureau of Reclamation official Jacklynn L. Gould said that at about 10 a.m. local (Pacific ...
BOULDER CITY, Nev. - A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly ...
Hoover Dam is one of the tallest concrete dams in the U.S. at 726 feet (221 meters). Each of its 17 generators can supply electricity to 100,000 households. (Bureau of Reclamation photo) ...