Another day, another self-immolating industrial wind turbine creating a mortal threat and danger to the rural communities into which these things are being relentlessly speared.
Wind turbine fires are ten times more common than the wind industry and its parasites claim (see our post here and check out this website: http://turbinesonfire.org).
The wind industry has been forced to concede that at least 4 bushfires were started by wind turbines in Australia, so far:
- Ten Mile Lagoon in Western Australia in the mid-1990s;
- Lake Bonney, Millicent (SA) in January 2006 (see the photo above);
- Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm, Port Lincoln (SA) in February 2009 (see The Advertiser article below); and
- Starfish Hill (SA) in November 2010 (see this link for more detail).
In Australia, plenty of other turbines have self-immolated, like this one at Windy Hill, near Ravenshoe west of Cairns in Far North Queensland:
This fiery melt-down at Gunning, near Goulburn in New South Wales in January 2023:
A few weeks later and a 2MW Vestas determined to do much the same on the southern tip of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, a place called Cathedral Rocks.
It’s not the first time one of Cathedral Rock’s 33 whirling wonders has gone up in flames: back in February 2009, 14 Country Fire Service firefighters were called in to deal with another turbine that went out in a blaze of glory; those firefighters were involved in a frantic bid to put out spot fires that threatened disaster for life and property. Fortunately, no lives were lost.
Last summer – a time when the Australian countryside is like a tinderbox ready to explode – another of these whirling wonders decided to self-immolate – on that occasion the pyrotechnics broke out in South Australia’s mid-North at a place called Redhill. [Note to Ed: they might think of renaming it to Black Hill?]
Fortunately, the local Country Fire Service was quick off the mark and prevented what could have easily been a catastrophic, life-threatening bushfire.
The latest ‘green energy’ meltdown took place a couple weeks back near Portland on the western coast of Victoria. Locals no doubt felt fortunate that it took place in the dead of winter, when there are no threats and bushfires. Next time, they may not be so lucky.
Welcome to your wind-powered future!
Wind turbine on fire Cape Neilson Road Portland
Fire Rescue Victoria
Bulletin
28-30 June 2024
28 June
At 7.56PM, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) was called to Cape Neilson Road Portland after a caller, 6kms away, reported to Triple Zero (000) a possible wind turbine on fire near the light house.
Firefighters arrived on scene and confirmed a wind turbine at the base of Murrells Hill was on fire. Crews escalated the incident and called for an additional FRV arial pumper and three CFA tankers including a bulk water tanker.
Firefighters reported the fire was right at the top of the turbine, with 1 blade having already fallen off and the other 2 expected to follow.
Firefighting activities were considered ineffective, and the fire continued to burn and self-extinguish throughout the night. No external assets were threatened.
FRV deemed the fire Under Control at 11.05PM.
An FRV crew remained on the scene overnight.
29 June
At 9.37AM, FRV firefighters requested a CFA tanker attend the scene to extinguish a small grass fire.
FRV’s State Fire Investigation Unit (SFIU), and the Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) (drones) team will attend the scene today, along with Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) and WorkSafe.
30 June
The State Fire Investigation Unit will facilitate a multiagency response to the investigation, which is expected to take a number of weeks due to the complexity of the scene and the necessity to ensure the safety of investigators.
Fire Rescue Victoria
Blaze destroys wind turbine, sparks grass fire underneath
The Standard
Jessica Howard
28 June 2024
A blaze has destroyed a turbine and caused a spot fire at a wind turbine farm near Portland.
A Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) spokeswoman said a caller, located six kilometres from Cape Nelson Road, reported to triple-zero a possible wind turbine fire near the lighthouse shortly before 8pm on June 28, 2024.
“Firefighters arrived on scene and confirmed a wind turbine at the base of Murrells Hill was on fire,” she said. “Crews escalated the incident and called for an additional FRV aerial pumper and three CFA tankers including a bulk water tanker.”
Firefighters reported the fire was right at the top of the turbine with one blade having already fallen off and the other two expected to follow.
“Firefighting activities were considered ineffective and the fire continued to burn and self-extinguish throughout the night. No external assets were threatened,” the spokeswoman said. She said FRV deemed the fire under control at 11.05pm. “An FRV crew remained on the scene overnight,” she said. She said at 9.37am the following morning, June 29, FRV firefighters requested a CFA tanker attend the scene to extinguish a small grass fire.
“FRV’s Fire Investigation Unit, and the Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) (drones) team will attend the scene today, along with Energy Safe Victoria and WorkSafe,” she said.
A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Standard she saw embers and thick black smoke coming from the wind turbine. She said she was parked near the entrance to the Great South West Walk at Cape Nelson.
“The blade was still up at 8.26pm,” she said. “At 8.29pm we heard this big bang and the blade had come off and smacked into the second blade. At 8.40pm it came crashing to the ground. “It made a loud thud and there was thick black smoke and embers coming off it.”
The Standard
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