A wind turbine at a wind farm in the municipal area of San Juan del Olmo, Ávila province, Castilla y León, caught fire on 10 November 2026. The regional 112 emergency service received the first alert at 16:22, after as many as 20 calls reported the fire at...
Wind (onshore) incidents in Spain
Wind (onshore) incidents recorded in Spain, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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A wind turbine at a wind farm on the Cruz de Hierro pass, in Aldeavieja, Ávila province, Castilla y León, caught fire on Monday 12 October 2026. Emergency calls to the 112 service reported the fire at about 11:08 local time. The incident prompted a response...
Reporting states that three men broke into a GE Vernova wind turbine in Spain and that one of them was fatally electrocuted. The Spanish Civil Guard inspected the turbine where the incident took place. Arrests have been reported in connection with the death....
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Two workers at a wind farm in Navarre, Spain, were rushed to hospital by Navarre emergency services after a reported turbine explosion. One person was reported to have suffered second-degree burns. The published account says details of the circumstances are...
During servicing of a V90-2 MW turbine at the Casa del Aire wind farm in El Bonillo, Spain, an electric arc occurred in the control cabinet and led to a fire. Vestas said a fire-fighting team extinguished the flames within hours and that the fire was stopped...
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