{"id":482755,"date":"2022-08-09T17:40:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/explosion-at-google-facility-burns-three-people-reports\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T17:40:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:40:59","slug":"explosion-at-google-facility-burns-three-people-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explosion-at-google-facility-burns-three-people-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"#Explosion at Google facility burns three people: reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23af8d9c071\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23af8d9c071\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explosion-at-google-facility-burns-three-people-reports\/#%E2%80%9CExplosion_at_Google_facility_burns_three_people_reports%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Explosion at Google facility burns three people: reports&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CExplosion_at_Google_facility_burns_three_people_reports%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Explosion at Google facility burns three people: reports&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Google data center in Iowa was rocked by an electrical explosion on Monday, leaving three people in critical condition with serious burns, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Three electricians were working on a substation near the buildings at the data center on Monday when they were hit with an electrical explosion \u2014 also known as an arc flash \u2014 the Council Bluffs, Iowa police department <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/google-electrical-incident-injures-3-17360321.php\">told SFGATE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First responders were then dispatched to the data center at 11:59 a.m. in response to reports of an \u201celectrical incident,\u201d Council Bluffs fire department assistant chief Jim Wood <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/omaha.com\/news\/local\/accident-and-incident\/three-burned-in-electrical-incident-at-google-center-in-council-bluffs\/article_7074e24c-176d-11ed-91c8-9badfdf924dc.html\">told the Omaha World-Herald<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was definitely some sort of electrical issue,\u201d Wood said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two burn victims were taken to a local hospital via ambulance, while one had to be evacuated in a helicopter, according to the report. Wood told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper that all three victims were awake and able to speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google said in a statement to SFGATE: \u201cWe are aware of an electrical incident that took place today at Google\u2019s data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, injuring three people onsite who are now being treated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Google-Data-Center-83.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Google data center\" class=\"wp-image-23384624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Google-Data-Center-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Google-Data-Center-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Google-Data-Center-83.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Three victims were reportedly hospitalized after the explosion at Google\u2019s data center. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Google Maps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tens of thousands of Google users reported issues with Google search, Gmail, maps and other features on Monday evening, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/downdetector.com\/status\/google\/\">Downdetector<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Google blamed the outages on a software update \u2014 not the Iowa data center incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Google and the Council Bluffs Fire Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Post.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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