February 26, 2007
Minnesota
Minnesota
A wind turbine near Dodge Center lost one of its blades Friday night when lightning struck it and started a fire.
The Rochester Fire Deparment was called to the fire because it had the closest long-ladder truck. Its 100-foot ladder was used to help extinguish the fire at 11:15 p.m.
One rotor blade was lost, but fire officials were uncertain if the fire reached the generator portion of the device, which could compound the loss.
26 February 2007
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2007/02/26/lightning-hits-wind-turbine-starts-fire/