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Wind (onshore)United StatesEIR-0935

Wind turbine fire reported at Ohio Northern University, turbine found down next morning

Mar 2021Published 17 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

SignificantThermal / fireProvisional
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Where
Ohio Northern University campus, Ada, Ohio, at Klingler Road and County Road 50
What
Wind turbine caught fire in early hours of 26 March 2021 and was found on the ground next morning
Injuries
None reported
Response
Local fire department called at 4:31am; seven vehicles responded and roads were closed
Cause
Not reported

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Ohio Northern University

What happened

A wind turbine on the Ohio Northern University campus in Ada, Ohio, caught fire in the early hours of Friday 26 March 2021. The local fire department was called after the blaze was reported at around 4:31am. The turbine, one of three on the university campus, is located at the junction of Klingler Road and County Road 50. Nearby roads and a pedestrian path were temporarily closed while emergency crews worked to control the fire.

Seven vehicles, including a patrol car and an ambulance, responded. Photographs taken the following morning showed the turbine lying on the ground; it is not reported whether it collapsed during the fire or was brought down afterwards. Injuries are not reported in the source.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

  1. A wind turbine fire can lead to tower collapse, so operators must plan area cordons even at small campus sites.
  2. Single turbine fires still need coordinated response from fire, police and EMS services.

More lessons on structural integrity and turbines, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Cause of the fire
  • Turbine model and age
  • Whether the tower fell during the fire
  • Cost of damage and downtime

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Source

blufftonicon.com

Published 2026-09-17. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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