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Giant turbine blades scattered by storms leads to safety calls from locals
Scotland | filed December 31, 2023
The giant blades of a 34-metre wind turbine broke off and flew through the air during Storm Gerritt.
Dramatic footage of the incident also revealed large parts of the fibreglass structure were left embedded in the ground due to the force of winds during Storm Gerrit in Galston, Ayrshire.
The damage was caused a few miles from a residential area and has led to calls for a stricter safety crackdown on turbines close to homes and businesses. A resident rang the police who alerted the fire service.
He said: “I heard an unusual noise caused by the blades going faster than normal in the winds. They then began to separate from the main tower, break into pieces and scatter in different directions. It was like watching a car take a bend at high speed knowing it is going to crash.
“If any of the blades had landed on someone, they would’ve been left in a very bad way.”
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2023/12/31/giant-turbine-blades-scattered-by-storms-leads-to-safety-calls-from-locals/
