Wind Power News: Accidents: fire
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Windkraftanlage bei Doberlug-Kirchhain brennt komplett aus
[A wind turbine near Doberlug-Kirchhain burned down completely. Two mechanics were able to rappell down in time. Because of the high altitude, the fire had to be left to go out on its own. Because of the smoke, a hazard warning was issued that residents should keep their windows and doors closed and air conditioning and ventilation turned off.] (Jens Berger) Bei Doberlug-Kirchhain brennt eine Windkraftanlage vollständig aus, zwei Monteure können sich noch rechtzeitig abseilen. Die Feuerwehr kann den Bereich . . . Complete story »
Massive fire destroys wind turbine in Adair County
A massive fire destroyed a wind turbine and burned a large farm field in Adair County Tuesday morning. The fire burned so hot it destroyed the 22-story tall structure. It consumed the nacelle that holds the generator and one giant blade, which crashed to the ground. Advertisement “It’s crazy, it’s nuts. I can’t believe it. But I can, as dry and windy as it is. But it’s something else,” said Noah Kouri, who lives nearby. The fire eventually spread to . . . Complete story »
Eksplosionsulykke på stål-fabrik: Fire mænd blev forbrændt. En er død.
[An explosion caused by a welding accident at wind turbine tower manufacturer Welcon in Svindbæk left 4 workers from Portugal burned. One of the men has died, and two are in critical condition] Svindbæk: En af Give-egnens største virksomheder, Welcon A/S på Vejlevej 270 i Svindbæk, blev her til morgen ramt af en alvorlig arbejdsulykke. Fire ansatte er blevet forbrændt. En af dem er kritisk tilskadekommen. Det oplyser vagtchef Steffen Wolf fra Sydøstjyllands Politi. Ifølge avisens oplysninger skulle der være . . . Complete story »
Scroby Sands wind turbine fire off Norfolk coast
A fire on an offshore wind turbine has self extinguished [sic], its owner has said. A plume of black smoke was seen billowing from the Scroby Sands wind farm, 1.5 miles (2.5km) off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. HM Coastguard said the alarm was raised at 10:50 BST on Tuesday and that all personnel had been accounted for following an evacuation. RWE, the German company that owns the wind farm, said no-one was on board the turbine when the . . . Complete story »
Rexville farmers continue to pay price for wind turbine fire
The now infamous and catastrophic fire at the Eight Point Wind facility in West Union NY littered fiberglass debris over a wide area as it burned. A large portion of the land that was contaminated with shreds of fiberglass debris are hayfields owned by the Mullen family farm. The fiberglass rendered the first “cutting” of hay this season contaminated and unusable. Below is a picture of the tons of otherwise pristine hay, now piled up at the site of the . . . Complete story »
Lightning strike likely caused wind turbine fire: company
Lightning likely sparked a wind turbine fire in Muirkirk, east of Chatham, Thursday night, a company official says. Fire crews from Station 10 Orford responded to 20275 Duart Rd. at 7:15 p.m. and secured the area. No injuries were reported and the cause was undetermined, fire officials said in a release Thursday night. The fire struck Tower 2 at the Gesner wind farm, said Saturn Power chief executive Doug Wagner. “The probable cause of this fire is believed to be . . . Complete story »
Another wind turbine bursts out in flames
Just two weeks after a turbine fire near Goderich, another turbine has gone up in flames. This time Thursday evening in Muirkirk, about 50 minutes southwest of London. Video posted to social media showed flames erupting from the top of the turbine, followed by a lightning strike that was also caught on camera. According to Chatham-Kent fire, crews from Station 10 in Orford responded to the scene around 7:15 p.m. Complete story »
Wind turbine erupts into flames north of Goderich, Ont.
Todd Edginton could hardly believe his eyes when he looked out his back door to find a wind turbine on fire. He wasn’t alone, as people stopped just north of Goderich to see the spectacle unfold. “I was going back to the cottage along Highway 21 from Goderich, and saw this. I said to myself, ‘Something odd is going on here,’ so I came looking to see what was happening,” said Listowel native, Warren Howard. Salman Hossain was heading to . . . Complete story »
10 months after fire, Hull wind turbine dismantled
A fixture of Hull’s skyline for the past 15 years is being dismantled – as these pictures show. Taken by local photographer Bob Carter, they show a huge mechanical arm cutting through one of the blades of the turbine off Oak Road, which was badly damaged by a fire in August last year. Built in 2008, the turbine, near the banks of the River Hull, stands 125m (410ft) tall. It was able to generate up to two million watts of . . . Complete story »
Object flies off of ‘out of service’ wind turbine on Deer Island, prompting closure to public accessway
Officials believe an object that was seen hanging from then flying off of a wind turbine on Deer Island may have been the result of strong winds and a broken braking mechanism. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said emergency crews and staff were on-site Monday morning after a passerby noticed that one of the two wind turbines at the Deer Island Treatment Plan had “something hanging from one of the blades.” A witness told 7NEWS it was around 10:15 a.m. . . . Complete story »
