I don't have stats, but my understanding is that fires are fairly commonQuote from: "cc"
Makes sense. Friction produces heat and if something is out of whack heat builds up fast - or, an electrical short will do it
This looks like 2 on fire at the same time
October of 2013 happened that took the life of two young mechanics. Since then, all misfortunes related to wind turbines have been uncovered. But how did that incident trigger the underrated statistics? The simplest answer: it compromised safety measures.
The two men, only 19 and 21, were burnt on top of a wind turbine in Deltawind's Piet de Wit wind farm in the Netherlands.
Both were 80 meters above ground, doing routine maintenance only for the fire to trap and chase them in the end. "Because of the height, the fire department initially had trouble extinguishing the fire in the engine room," says the Netherlands Times. It said that the fire broke out in the afternoon with help, in the form of a large crane, coming in the evening backed with a group of firefighters.
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Oh my, that fire and so high up..
Perhaps, fires are common down in Pincher Creek, but they don't make the news..
I know I would never want to own a home within five kilometres of a wind farm.