Transformer fire shuts down highway
The blast and resulting fire created a cloud of smoke that shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 15.
Metro Police told the Las Vegas Sun there were no injuries and Monte Carlo guests had to be evacuated.
The cause of the explosion was not known.
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With this milestone, the work to connect the new Site C substation to the BC Hydro grid is complete. Once the Site C project begins generating electricity, the transmission lines will help deliver clean energy to the rest of the province.
The two 75 kilometre transmission lines run along an existing right-of-way between Site C and the Peace Canyon generating station. The project’s first 500 kilovolt, 75 kilometre transmission line – along with the Site C substation – were both…