The Nation - News from July 29, 1985

Electrical switching apparatus exploded and burned in the Washington Hilton Hotel, injuring at least nine persons, one seriously. Most of the injured were electricians trying to repair damage caused Saturday by a similar incident that had forced the sold-out hotel to close. Officials of the 1,154-room hotel at Connecticut Avenue and T Street NW said they had planned to reopen today, but after the 12:17 p.m. explosion they said they did not know when guests could return. The blast occurred in an electrical switchboard located in an underground room.