Altona, NY:  Saturday night, January 28, 2012 – Wind Turbine Catches Fire

“people driving by the windfarm called in to report the fire“

Altona, NY:  March 17, 2009, Turbine Collapses, Wiring Blamed

AT Note:  We keep raising the preparedness issue in Mineral County West Virginia. Either of the instances which occurred in Altona, NY could prove disastrous for the residents living near the remote Pinnacle wind project atop Green Mountain:

Flaming wind turbine alert! Grab a chair and bring along some marshmallows.

Note to wind turbine firefighters: “Just let them burn and they will eventually burn out.”