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A mysterious explosion rocked the Hoover Dam on Tuesday and the fiery plume was caught on bystander video.
Twitter user Kristy Hairston first posted the video that began circulating Twitter. “Touring the #hooverdam and heard an explosion,” she said.
Nearby Boulder City Fire Department confirmed shortly after that emergency responders were en route to “an emergency call at Hoover Dam.”
However, the department said the fire was extinguished before responders could arrive on scene.
An additional video circulating social media showed another angle of the fire.
#BREAKING
— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) July 19, 2022Large explosion and fire reported at Hoover Dam.
Fire appears to be at the generators/turbines.
Developing… https://t.co/QOQto2rN3b pic.twitter.com/VbmYatgq76
It’s not yet clear what caused the explosion.
Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s to dam the Colorado River, thus creating Lake Mead. The largest reservoir in the nation, Lake Mead supplies water to millions in Nevada, Arizona, California, and Mexico.
Hoover Dam is also home to one of the world’s largest hydroelectric power plants, which also supplies power to Nevada, Arizona, and California.
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