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According to the "San Francisco Chronicle" report, at 11:59 am local time on August 8, an "electrical accident" occurred in the Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. Three electricians were seriously injured and sent to to the local hospital. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

The Council Bluffs Police Department determined that an arc lightning (electrical explosion) occurred while three electricians were working at a substation near the data center building, causing serious burns to the three electricians.

After the accident, the three injured were taken to the Nebraska Medical Center, where they were breathing and conscious.

In response, Google spokesman Devon Smiley sent a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle: "We are aware of an electrical incident at Google's data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa today that resulted in three injuries on site and is currently is being treated. The health and safety of all workers is our absolute priority and we are working closely with our partners and local authorities to thoroughly investigate the situation and provide assistance as needed."

According to reports, Google has a total of 23 data centers around the world, of which 14 are in the United States. The center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, opened in 2009 and is one of Google's largest data centers.

According to data from the US downtime tracking website Downdetector.com, more than 40,000 people reported that the Google search service was interrupted on the night of the accident. The abnormal situation lasted for a short time and has now returned to normal.

However, according to a Google spokesperson's reply to the media, the anomaly was a software update problem and had no connection with the explosion at noon that day.

According to CNBC, the spokesperson responded as follows: "We understand that a software update issue occurred this evening and temporarily affected the use of Google Search and Maps, and we apologize for the inconvenience." "We In an effort to resolve the issue quickly, the service is now back online."