Hoover Dam

The Boulder City Fire Department is en route to the Hoover Dam Tuesday after an explosion was reported.

Gould said there were no injuries to visitors or employees. Bureau of Reclamation Regional Director Jacklynn L. Gould said around 10 a.m., the A5 transformer caught fire and was extinguished at approximately 10:30 a.m. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A transformer at the Hoover Dam caught fire Tuesday morning, leading to an explosion and plumes of smoke.

Local firefighters responded to a fire at Hoover Dam on Tuesday but the blaze was quickly extinguished before Boulder City Fire Department arrived on scene, ...

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The incident happened just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday when an explosion occurred at the turbine house at the base of the dam. It was followed by a fire, sending a ...

Power is still being generated from the powerhouse.” “There is no risk to the power grid. There is no threat to the dam’s structure.

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 ...

It referred additional questions to the Bureau of Reclamation and Hoover Dam. The cause of the fire is under investigation. As many as 20,000 vehicles a day drive across the 45-foot (14-meter) wide top of the dam, which is a National Historic Landmark.

An explosion reported at Hoover Dam was caused by an electrical transformer that caught fire on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said.

Firefighters have extinguished the blaze and there were no injuries to visitors or employees, according to a bureau statement. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The dam continues to produce electricity with no risk to the power grid.

A Tuesday morning fire at the Hoover Dam was quickly extinguished, caused no injuries and is not a threat to the power grid, officials say.

In videos posted on social media, a huge plume of black smoke could be seen at the dam. Authorities are investigating what caused the fire, the federal Bureau of Reclamation said. A Tuesday morning transformer fire 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 regional director for the Lower Colorado Region.

Officials say no one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning.

It referred additional questions to the Bureau of Reclamation and Hoover Dam. The cause of the fire is under investigation. “There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated,” according to Jacklynn L. Gould, the Bureau of Reclamation's regional director for the Lower Colorado Region.

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

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.