SEE IT: Hoover Dam transformer bursts into flames

A transformer caught fireplace on the base of Hoover Dam on Tuesday, however the incident didn't disrupt energy being generated on the facility and nobody was injured.

The fireplace and obvious explosion on the base of the 726-foot-high hydroelectric energy producing facility was caught on video by vacationers who shared footage on the blaze on social media. The fireplace was extinguished roughly half-hour after the blast and posed no danger to the facility grid, based on officers.

"At roughly 10 a.m. (PDT) the A5 transformer at Hoover Dam caught fireplace and was extinguished by the Reclamation/Hoover fireplace brigade at roughly 10:30 a.m.," Jacklynn Gould, regional director for the Bureau of Reclamation, stated in an announcement.

"There aren't any accidents to guests or staff. There isn't any danger to the facility grid and energy continues to be being generated from the powerhouse. We're investigating the reason for the hearth and can present extra updates as they're out there," Gould's assertion concluded.

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Video footage of the incident present a hearth and black billowing smoke rising from one of many dam's transformers close to the place the Colorado River flows into the dam.

Vacationers visiting the power positioned on the Arizona and Colorado border stated they heard an alarm sound and felt the bottom rumble beneath them, based on the Related Press.

“A ton of black smoke simply exploded within the air. It regarded virtually like a mushroom after which a hearth adopted,” William Herro, 13, of San Francisco, advised the Related Press.

Hoover Dam started working in 1935. The ability is acknowledged as a Nationwide Historic Landmark, and it gives energy to eight million folks in Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California. The huge dam is operated and maintained by the Bureau of Reclamation.