Explosion At Washington Hydroelectric Plant Injures Six Workers

Six workers were injured in an explosion at a Washington state dam on Thursday, officials said, though the structural integrity of the dam was not threatened. The explosion occurred around 4:30 p.m. PT at the Priest Rapids Dam on the Columbia River, about 160 miles southeast of Seattle, said Kyle Foreman of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The blast stemmed from a malfunction of electrical equipment at the hydroelectric dam, said Thomas Stredwick, a spokesman for the Grant County Public Utility District.