An explosion and fire have been reported at the Hoover Dam in Nevada.
“The Boulder City Fire Department is on its way to an emergency call at Hoover Dam. No further information is available at this time,” the City of Boulder tweeted at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday .
Kristy Hairston tweeted a video at 1:11 p.m., saying she was “touring the Hoover Dam” when she “heard an explosion.”
“My God, something just exploded,” a witness can be heard saying in the video.
The circumstances of the explosion are not yet clear. Closer to 2 a.m. Tuesday, Boulder City tweeted that “the fire was extinguished before the Boulder City Fire Department arrived at the scene.”
Another video appears to show a fire near generators and turbines.
The Independent has contacted the Recovery Office for comment.
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