Another day, another firestorm caused by up by a self-immolating wind turbine. Once ignited, they rain down tonnes of flaming oil, and spew burning plastics and fibreglass across tinder dry grass and brush land. That ability to start to start bushfires (to Australians) and wildfires (to Americans), means every single wind turbine grinding away in the countryside stands as a clear and present danger to life, limb and property.

STT has covered hundreds of them around the world, over the years.

Here’s one more for our ‘green’ pyromania portfolio, with a report from California, where one of these things managed to scorch hundreds of acres in the name of ‘saving the planet’.

Turbine Fire Burns 260+ Acres East of Tehachapi
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Kern County Response Videos
13 August 2024

On Monday, August 12th, Kern County Fire Department, received reports of a wind turbine on fire on Tehachapi Willow Springs Road half a mile south of Oak Creek Road.

When crews arrived on scene, they found a fully involved wind turbine with 2 acres of brush, with afternoon winds picking up, the fire started moving S/E towards Tehachapi Willow Springs Road,  at approximately 12:30 PM CHP in Kern County Fire Department closed Tehachapi Willow Springs Road the fire later was stopped at Tehachapi Willow Springs Road. The current size is 266 acres.

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