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Wind turbine catches fire near Weatherford Oklahoma

Two acre fire caused by turbine fire, throwing sparks and causing ground fuels to ignite. Eight #okfire engines responded to the fire which is two acres in size.   Wind turbine catches fire near Weatherford POSTED 4:28 PM, MARCH 28, 2018, BY KFOR-TV Wind turbine catches fire near Weatherford WEATHERFORD, Okla. -  Several residents near Weatherford caught video of a wind turbine on … Continue reading Wind turbine catches fire near Weatherford Oklahoma

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Do wind turbines lead to more forest fires? — Opinion — Bangor Daily

Do wind turbines lead to more forest fires? By Clyde MacDonald, Special to the BDN • July 30, 2012 2:25 pm Updated: July 30, 2012 7:01 pm Our three Penobscot County Commissioners made an astute decision today when they decided to defer action on whether to grant an advance tax increment financing deal to the … Continue reading Do wind turbines lead to more forest fires? — Opinion — Bangor Daily

Yooper Wilds Wind Turbines | Fire

Fire hits Ransonmoor wind turbine: machine destroyed

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The report says ‘local media reports suggested the turbine was struck by lightning’. A case of nature’s electricity killing man’s electricity?

A Gamesa G80 wind turbine has caught fire at the 10MW Ransonmoor wind farm in Cambridgeshire in eastern England, reports RE News.

The incident occurred in the early hours of 30 May, with firefighters called to the scene at 7.50am.

Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews arrived to find the 89-metre turbine “well alight, with debris falling to the ground”.

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