Not as bad as it initially looked.
One transformer involved but the others took up the slack and there was no interruption.
From Reuters:
Hoover Dam transformer fire put out without interruption to power grid
A transformer caught fire at Nevada's Hoover Dam on Tuesday and was quickly extinguished by the fire brigade without any injuries or interruption to the power grid, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said.
Video circulating on social media, apparently taken by a tourist, showed a small explosion and smoke and fire coming from the base of the dam, the largest in the United States and the source for a 2,080-megawatt hydroelectric plant, enough for about 1.3 million households.
Photos at the site.
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