| Couple of follow up tweets from Boulder City NV https://twitter.com/BoulderCityNev/status/154944695936623001... > Boulder City Fire Department is en route to an emergency call at Hoover Dam. No further information is available at this time. https://twitter.com/BoulderCityNev/status/154945520167693107... > the fire was extinguished before Boulder City Fire Department arrived on scene. Bureau of Reclamation/ Hoover Dam will be handling any additional questions. And finally, the official news release from Bureau of Reclamation https://twitter.com/usbr/status/1549460732726714371 https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/#/news-release/4273 > At approx. 10 a.m. PDT, the A5 transformer at Hoover Dam caught fire & was extinguished by @usbr/Hoover fire brigade at approx. 10:30am PDT. There are no injuries to visitors/employees. There is no risk to the power grid. Power is still being generated from the powerhouse. > We are investigating the cause of the fire & will provide additional updates as they are available. |
you do NOT want to be anywhere near old transformer oil, burning or otherwise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer_oil#Polychlorinate...