An explosion at Hoover Dam on the Arizona side was caught on video Tuesday morning.
The video of the explosion and fireball was posted by a tourist.
“Something was just blown up,” a tourist said.
VIDEO:
touring the #hooverdam and heard an explosion #fire pic.twitter.com/1tjWuNWBaZ
— Kristy Hairston (@kristynashville) July 19, 2022
“Video from the dam on Tuesday showed fire and smoke rising from a turbine house on the Arizona side of the Colorado River, at the foot of the 726-foot tall dam.” the Daily Mail reported.
The fire was extinguished before Boulder City Fire Department arrived on scene.
No further information about the explosion is available at this time.
the fire was extinguished before Boulder City Fire Department arrived on scene. Bureau of Reclamation/ Hoover Dam will be handling any additional questions.
— CityofBoulderCityNV (@BoulderCityNev) July 19, 2022
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