Electrical explosion rocks his Google data center in Iowa Monday, leaving three critically injured became. Reportedly suffered severe burns.
On Monday, three electricians were struck by an electrical explosion (also known as an arc flash) while working at a substation near a data center building. Council Bluffs, Iowa, Police Department told his SFGATE.
A first responder was then dispatched to the data center at 11:59 a.m. after receiving a report of an "electrical accident," said Jim Wood, assistant chief of the Fire Department at Council Bluffs . told the Omaha World-Herald} .
"It was definitely some kind of electrical problem," Wood said.
According to reports, two burn victims were taken by ambulance to a local hospital and one had to be evacuated by helicopter. Wood told the newspaper that all three victims were awake and able to speak.
Google said in his statement to SFGATE: increase.
Tens of thousands of Google users report problems with Google Search. Reported. Downdetector and social media posts say he will see Gmail, Maps, and other features on Monday night.
However, Google claims the outage was caused by a software update, not an Iowa data center accident.
Google and the Council Bluffs Fire Department did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
