Windmill Aflame: Why Wind Turbine Fires Happen, How Often and What Can Be Done About it
Windmill Aflame: Why Wind Turbine Fires Happen, How Often and What Can Be Done About it
Nov 21, 2015
interestingengineering.com
Jumping to the ground or being engulfed by the flames. Those were their options. And they had no time. Many remember the images spread all over social media of these two figures - two silhouettes - embracing each other on top of a burning wind turbine. The story behind the image, however, is less known. The whole situation seems out of a horror story. At 220 feet of height, on top of a little platform surrounded by fire, there was no escape and these two Dutch workers could only choose their own
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Jumping to the ground or being engulfed by the flames. Those were their options. And they had no time. Many remember the images spread all over social media of these two figures - two silhouettes - embracing each other on top of a burning wind turbine. The story behind the image, however, is less known. The whole situation seems out of a horror story. At 220 feet of height, on top of a little platform surrounded by fire, there was no escape and these two Dutch workers could only choose their own
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