Damages
Arc-flash explosion at Google's Council Bluffs data center burns three electricians
Confirmed
- Date
- 2022-08-08
- Location
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
- Category
- Damages
On August 8, 2022 three electricians working on an electrical cabinet at Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa were burned by an arc flash, according to the Council Bluffs fire chief. All three were taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition. Google confirmed the electrical incident and said a Google Search and Maps outage the same day was unrelated. Sources do not describe this as an AI-specific facility.