US EditionLarge Wind Turbine Blade Falls Into Bog in Plymouth
A wind turbine blade detached and landed in a bog near 810 Head of the Bay Road, with no injuries or property damage reported, officials said.
- On Friday, a wind turbine blade detached and fell into a cranberry bog near 810 Head of the Bay Road in Plymouth at around 1:52 p.m., the Plymouth Fire Department said.
- Investigators say the cause is unknown and inspections continue, with the maintenance company responsible for the turbine inspecting the equipment as officials open an investigation.
- Measuring approximately 75 to 100 feet, the detached blade was located several hundred feet from the base of the 300-foot turbine, resting in a cranberry bog with two other blades still attached.
- Officials secured the scene and reported no injuries, confirming no danger to the public as the Plymouth Fire Department left Friday evening while contractors continued cleanup.
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and Town of Plymouth's Inspectional Services Department have been notified and will review the incident while contractors continue cleanup as investigators and state officials gather information.
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Blade snaps off wind turbine, falls into Plymouth cranberry bog
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) — A massive blade broke off of a wind turbine and fell 300 feet down into a cranberry bog in Plymouth Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to Head of the Bay Road after a neighbor reported that one of the wind turbine's three blades was suddenly missing. The blade from a wind turbine fell off and landed in a cranberry bog off Head of the Bay Road in Plymouth on Friday, Nov. 7. (Courtesy: Plymouth Fire Department) Pl…
Turbine Blade Falls in Plymouth
A blade on a wind turbine fell to the ground in Plymouth. Fire Chief Neil Foley says that just before 2 p.m. Friday, a resident reported that one of the three blades on a 300-foot tall wind turbine near 810 Head of the Bay Road had fallen off. Upon arrival, firefighters located the detached blade […]
100-foot wind turbine blade flies off, lands in Plymouth cranberry bog
A blade from a 300-foot-tall wind turbine located in Plymouth detached, flew off and landed in a cranberry bog on Friday afternoon. The incident happened at around 1:52 p.m. on Friday, in the area of 810 Head of the Bay Road in Plymouth, according to the Plymouth Fire Department.
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