Le Figaro Nantes
An impressive wind turbine fire broke out this Thursday morning, on a departmental road in Loire-Atlantique, between Nantes and Rennes. 14 firefighters intervened on the Statkraft Renewables electricity production park, located in Derval around 8 a.m. They
“proceeded to create a security perimeter while awaiting the arrival on site of the site manager,”
communicated the Loire-Atlantique security and fire operational center.
“The fire and rescue services intervened on the site and brought the outbreaks under control, mainly located at the level of the nacelle and the base of the turbine around 10 a.m.
,” the European producer said in a press release. renewable energy Statkraft Renewables.
“The wind farm has been shut down but we recommend respecting the security perimeter which remains in place to avoid any risk to people
,” he specifies.
In the middle of a Nelson storm
This incident, the origin of which has not been stated, took place in the middle of storm Nelson, raising fears of the detachment of pales: strong gusts of wind swept certain departments, including Loire-Atlantique. Friday March 22, a wind turbine also caught fire in the Somme, along a highway.