A 240 meter high wind turbine suddenly collapsed on Wednesday evening. The cause is initially unclear. The wind power plant in Haltern am See (North Rhine-Westphalia) has barely been in operation for six months.
Haltern am See – there is hardly anything left of the approximately 240 meter high wind turbine. Photos from the site of the accident show a field of rubble. According to the fire brigade, the wind turbine on a former mine site in Haltern am See (North Rhine-Westphalia) collapsed completely. A spokesman for the operating company RAG Montan Immobilien announced on Thursday at the request of the afp news agency that only a 20 meter high tower remained standing, the rest fell into the forest.
The wind turbine in Haltern am See fell over in the middle of the forest on Wednesday evening. A forester on a high seat observed the incident around 6.30 p.m. and immediately dialed the emergency number. The fire brigade and representatives of the municipal utilities then went to the scene of the accident. A nearby wind turbine was shut down.
Wind turbine collapses – police use helicopter to search for possible injuries
In order to get a picture of the situation from the air, the fire brigade used a drone according to its own information. A police helicopter with a thermal imaging camera also searched the area for possible injuries, but no one was found. The fire department said the operation ended at around 10 p.m.
Haltern am See (North Rhine-Westphalia): The wind turbine collapses in the middle of the forest
The cause of the collapse of the wind turbine is initially unclear. An appraiser should now determine this. The RAG spokesman was unable to provide any precise information on the damage to property. According to media reports, the damage is likely to run into the millions. The wind turbine is said to have cost around two million euros and only went into operation six months ago. Particularly explosive: As the Halterner Zeitung reports, the wind turbine should be inaugurated on Thursday. (afp, ml) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
