Wind Turbine Collapses on Hwacheoksan Mountainside
County Initiates Safety Measures and Investigation into Cause
A large wind turbine tower installed in the mountainous area of Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, toppled over, prompting the authorities to take emergency safety measures.
According to Hwasun County on the 22nd, at around 2:50 a.m. the previous day, a 4.7MW (megawatt) wind turbine installed in the Hwacheoksan area of Uchi-ri, Doam-myeon, was toppled. There were no casualties resulting from the accident.
On the 21st, a 127-meter-high wind turbine tower was toppled and bent halfway up Hwacheoksan Mountain in Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do. Photo by Yonhap News
The turbine was one of eleven operated by a private power generation company. Immediately after the accident, Hwasun County completely restricted civilian access to the site and is currently conducting detailed safety inspections on the remaining ten turbines.
Authorities also checked whether electricity was being generated and whether safety devices were functioning properly. In addition, they removed weeds and flammable waste from the surrounding area to prevent secondary damage such as wildfires.
The county plans to begin investigating the cause of the turbine collapse as soon as the emergency safety measures are completed.
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