Lightning strike blamed for wind turbine blade damage at Lal Lal Wind Farm

By Michelle Smith
Updated September 17 2019 - 4:58pm, first published 4:30pm
SHATTERED: The remains of the wind turbine at Lal Lal Wind Farm after a lightning strike splintered a blade during a storm on Sunday. Picture: Alex Ford
SHATTERED: The remains of the wind turbine at Lal Lal Wind Farm after a lightning strike splintered a blade during a storm on Sunday. Picture: Alex Ford

Lal Lal Wind Farm operators have confirmed a lightning strike caused a giant wind turbine blade to break and fall to the ground during a storm on Sunday.

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