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Wind turbine collapses in Schuyler County, third incident in six months
KTVO|Tre Wiggins and Paula McKenna|Oct 31, 2024
A resident that lives a quarter mile away from the turbine says the blades were first to fall, two of them shattering. Its base then bent and collapsed on itself soon after.
A resident that lives a quarter mile away from the turbine says the blades were first to fall, two of them shattering. Its base then bent and collapsed on itself soon after.
Schuyler County, MO — Another wind turbine collapsed in Schuyler County Thursday.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. off Route D, southwest of Downing.
A resident that lives a quarter mile away from the turbine says the blades were first to fall, two of them shattering.
Its base then bent and collapsed on itself soon after. Nearby neighbors could hear a loud boom.
The turbine is part of a wind farm owned by Ameren Missouri. It spans across Adair and Schuyler Counties.
This is the third collapse in the last six months, the first happened on April 29, the second on August 25.