Finland: Fires strike residential buildings, wind turbine
Yle.Uutiset|Jan 6, 2017
In Hamina, some 50 kilometres to the south, fire destroyed a wind power generator early Friday. As the blaze occurred at a height of about 100 metres, firefighters were unable to combat it.
In Hamina, some 50 kilometres to the south, fire destroyed a wind power generator early Friday. As the blaze occurred at a height of about 100 metres, firefighters were unable to combat it.
Firefighters watch windmill blaze
In Hamina, some 50 kilometres to the south, fire destroyed a wind power generator early Friday. As the blaze occurred at a height of about 100 metres, firefighters were unable to combat it.
Authorities cordoned off the area because of falling parts, but could not reach the burning section, known as the nacelle. The cause of the fire in Paksuniemi has not been determined.
Rescue officials were notified of the blaze at 1.35 am. The fire had mostly burned out by 6.30, Kymenlaakso duty fire chief Jukka Ruuskanen tells Yle.
The turbine is owned by the municipal power utility, Haminan Energia. Operations Manager Heikki Lappalainen says it is too early to estimate the financial losses, but that the turbine was …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]Firefighters watch windmill blaze
In Hamina, some 50 kilometres to the south, fire destroyed a wind power generator early Friday. As the blaze occurred at a height of about 100 metres, firefighters were unable to combat it.
Authorities cordoned off the area because of falling parts, but could not reach the burning section, known as the nacelle. The cause of the fire in Paksuniemi has not been determined.
Rescue officials were notified of the blaze at 1.35 am. The fire had mostly burned out by 6.30, Kymenlaakso duty fire chief Jukka Ruuskanen tells Yle.
The turbine is owned by the municipal power utility, Haminan Energia. Operations Manager Heikki Lappalainen says it is too early to estimate the financial losses, but that the turbine was completely destroyed.
He adds that the incident will not affect availability of electricity as the region remains in the grip of a cold snap, with the mercury around -20 degrees Celsius. The company says its six-unit wind power park will be shut down temporarily for safety reasons.
The only previously publicised wind turbine fire in Finland occurred in 2004. It destroyed a windmill on an island near Uusikaupunki in the south-west. In that case, firefighters dropped 20,000 litres of water from a helicopter onto the fire, which was at a height of 70 metres.