{"id":336233,"date":"2024-07-12T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T05:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=336233"},"modified":"2024-07-12T07:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T05:41:03","slug":"wind-turbine-fires-clear-present-danger-to-rural-communities-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=336233","title":{"rendered":"Wind Turbine Fires: Clear &amp; Present Danger to Rural Communities\u00a0Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"336248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336248\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0-Wind-Turbine-Fires\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0-Wind-Turbine-Fires.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2024\/07\/11\/wind-turbine-fires-clear-present-danger-to-rural-communities-everywhere\/\">STOP THESE THINGS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-attachment-id=\"336234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336234\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-254.png?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,338\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-254\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-254.png?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-254.png?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-254.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-254.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind turbine fires are ten times more common than the wind industry and its parasites claim (see our post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2014\/07\/18\/wind-turbine-fires-ten-times-more-common-than-thought-experts-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;and check out this website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/turbinesonfire.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/turbinesonfire.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wind industry has been forced to concede that at least 4 bushfires were started by wind turbines in Australia, so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ten Mile Lagoon in Western Australia in the mid-1990s;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lake Bonney, Millicent (SA) in January 2006 (see the photo above);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm, Port Lincoln (SA) in February 2009 (see The Advertiser article below); and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starfish Hill (SA) in November 2010 (see this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wind-watch.org\/news\/2010\/11\/20\/cant-fight-the-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link for more detail<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Australia, plenty of other turbines have self-immolated, like this one at Windy Hill, near Ravenshoe west of Cairns in Far North Queensland:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"561\" data-attachment-id=\"336236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336236\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?fit=421%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"421,561\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-255\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?fit=421%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?resize=421%2C561&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?w=421&amp;ssl=1 421w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-255.png?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fiery melt-down at Gunning, near Goulburn in New South Wales in January 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"408\" data-attachment-id=\"336238\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336238\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-257.png?fit=719%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"719,408\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-257\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-257.png?fit=719%2C408&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-257.png?resize=719%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-257.png?w=719&amp;ssl=1 719w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-257.png?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few weeks later and a 2MW Vestas determined to do much the same on the southern tip of South Australia\u2019s Eyre Peninsula, a place called Cathedral Rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not the first time one of Cathedral Rock\u2019s 33 whirling wonders has gone up in flames:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2018\/11\/22\/wind-turbines-the-perfect-bushfire-starters-fire-fury-coming-soon-to-your-backyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">back in February 2009, 14 Country Fire Service firefighters<\/a>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"489\" data-attachment-id=\"336239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336239\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-258.png?fit=849%2C574&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"849,574\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-258\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-258.png?fit=723%2C489&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-258.png?resize=723%2C489&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-258.png?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-258.png?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-258.png?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last summer \u2013 a time when the Australian countryside is like a tinderbox ready to explode \u2013 another of these whirling wonders decided to self-immolate \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stopthesethings.com\/2024\/02\/12\/perpetual-fire-hazard-wind-turbine-fireballs-keep-torching-australian-countryside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on that occasion the pyrotechnics broke out in South Australia\u2019s mid-North at a place called Redhill<\/a>. [Note to Ed: they might think of renaming it to Black Hill?]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" data-attachment-id=\"336241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336241\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-259.png?fit=650%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-259\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-259.png?fit=650%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-259.png?resize=650%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-259.png?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-259.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the local Country Fire Service was quick off the mark and prevented what could have easily been a catastrophic, life-threatening bushfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest \u2018green energy\u2019 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to your wind-powered future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wind turbine on fire Cape Neilson Road Portland<\/strong><br>Fire Rescue Victoria<br>Bulletin<br>28-30 June 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>28 June&nbsp;<\/strong><br>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firefighting activities were considered ineffective, and the fire continued to burn and self-extinguish throughout the night. No external assets were threatened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FRV deemed the fire Under Control at 11.05PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An FRV crew remained on the scene overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>29 June<br><\/strong>At 9.37AM, FRV firefighters requested a CFA tanker attend the scene to extinguish a small grass fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FRV\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>30 June<br><\/strong>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.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frv.vic.gov.au\/wind-turbine-fire-cape-neilson-road-portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Fire Rescue Victoria<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"336243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336243\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-261.png?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-261\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-261.png?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-261.png?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-261.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-261.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blaze destroys wind turbine, sparks grass fire underneath<\/strong><br>The Standard<br>Jessica Howard<br>28 June 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A blaze has destroyed a turbine and caused a spot fire at a wind turbine farm near Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirefighters arrived on scene and confirmed a wind turbine at the base of Murrells Hill was on fire,\u201d she said. \u201cCrews escalated the incident and called for an additional FRV aerial pumper and three CFA tankers including a bulk water tanker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirefighting activities were considered ineffective and the fire continued to burn and self-extinguish throughout the night. No external assets were threatened,\u201d the spokeswoman said. She said FRV deemed the fire under control at 11.05pm. \u201cAn FRV crew remained on the scene overnight,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFRV\u2019s Fire Investigation Unit, and the Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) (drones) team will attend the scene today, along with Energy Safe Victoria and WorkSafe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe blade was still up at 8.26pm,\u201d she said. \u201cAt 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. \u201cIt made a loud thud and there was thick black smoke and embers coming off it.\u201d<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wind-watch.org\/news\/2024\/06\/29\/blaze-destroys-wind-turbine-sparks-grass-fire-underneath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Standard<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"405\" data-attachment-id=\"336245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336245\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-262.png?fit=800%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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