Fire Damages Wind Turbine Near Garner
Officials are looking for what caused a fire that damaged a wind turbine near Garner in northern Iowa.The fire at the Hancock County Wind Farm broke out Wednesday morning in a compartment holding the gear box and electrical components more than 200 feet above the ground. The fire then worked [...]
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Fire Damages Wind Turbine Near Garner Iowa
Fire damages wind turbine near Garner
Fire damages wind turbine near Garner
Fire caused major damage to a wind turbine Wednesday morning at the Hancock County Wind Farm southwest of Garner.
The large compartment holding the gear box and electric components more than 200 feet above the ground burned and two of the three 77-foot blades broke off, falling to the ground.
Wind turbine collapses, sparks fire
A Noble Environmental Power wind turbine collapsed Friday morning, starting a small fire at the Altona wind park off Fisher Way.
Wind turbine collapses, sparks fire – No injuries; cause under investigation
ALTONA — Area residents were startled Friday morning when they heard what sounded like explosions at Noble Environmental Power wind park here.
Residents shocked by wind-turbine collapse
Many area residents are worried that a massive turbine could suddenly collapse.
Residents shocked by wind-turbine collapse
ALTONA — Many residents were shocked that a massive wind turbine could come tumbling down and officials say it could take months to learn why one collapsed Friday.
Mike Fellion flew over the wreckage Saturday morning and was amazed to see [...]
Turbine Fire – UK ‘05
(reprint from local newspaper “Sunderland Echo”)
GLOWING IN THE WIND: The fibreglass blades burning.
A HUGE wind turbine went up in smoke in a massive blaze seen for miles across Wearside.
The 200ft structure at the Nissan factory, part of a £2.3million wind farm built in August, burst into flames just after 12.30pm yesterday.
The fire was so [...]
Turbine Fire – CA
(Apologies for the poor-quality image; scanned from the Herald, June 23, 1994)
The Alameda County Zoning Administrator approved strict new measures Wednesday to prevent grass fires sparked by Altamont Pass windmills, just as firefighters battled a searing windmill blaze off Vasco Road.
County officials in Hayward could not have known how timely their decision was.
An afternoon grass [...]
Turbine Fire – Hamburg
(Translation of Donnerstag newspaper)
June 9, 2004
The tempest which swept over Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein yesterday morning caused damage to the value of serveral million (euros). The lightning strikes caused rail delays of approxinately 1 hour between Keil and Hamburg.
Nothing could save the wind turbine in the Wulfhagen wind park. Even with a fire appliance the [...]
Turbine Fire – UK
Another photo of the Nissan Factory Turbines on fire. Dec 2005.
