March 16, 2014
Pennsylvania

Wind turbine fire in Mahanoy Township

By Andrew Leibenguth on March 16, 2014 | tamaquaarea.wordpress.com

Firefighters were called Saturday evening (March 15, 2014) to the Locust Ridge Wind Farm on the Brandonville Mountain in Mahonoy Township for a report of a turbine on fire. They arrived to a fully-involved fire.

Mahanoy City and other area firefighters remained on scene as a precaution until the fire burned out.

The Locust Ridge Wind Farm consists of 64 (two megawatt) wind turbines – capable of powering 64,000 homes.

Photo from John Desjardine, Facebook

Photo from John Desjardine, Facebook

Photo from John Desjardine, Facebook

Photo from John Desjardine, Facebook

Photo from Schuylkill County Firewire, Facebook

Photo from Schuylkill County Firewire, Facebook

Photo from Schuylkill County Firewire, Facebook

Photo from Schuylkill County Firewire, Facebook

Photo taken by Pete Walinchus, via Schuylkill County Firewire, Facebook

Photo taken by Pete Walinchus, via Schuylkill County Firewire, Facebook

URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/03/16/wind-turbine-fire-in-mahanoy-township/