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Wind turbine collapses during storm in Weeze, with no injuries
A wind turbine collapsed onto a field in Weeze, in North Rhine-Westphalia, during a storm overnight.
The local authorities said it likely fell between 3 and 4 a.m.
on Saturday.
No one was injured, and firefighters and county officials went to the site.
The turbine was about 20 years old and had a hub height of around 70 metres.
The storm is the leading suspected cause, but officials have not established exactly why the structure broke.
They checked whether oil or other liquids had leaked from it.
The damaged parts will remain in the field for several days while the investigation continues, and officials say it is not yet clear how long it will take to determine the cause.
A wind turbine collapsed onto a field in Weeze during a storm, and no one was injured.
The collapse is believed to have happened between 3 and 4 a.m. on Saturday.
The cause has not been confirmed, although the storm is considered the most likely explanation.
The turbine was about 70 metres high at hub height, around 20 years old and operated by an individual.
Officials checked whether oil or other liquids had leaked from the wreckage.
- Who
- A wind turbine operated by an individual collapsed; no one was injured.
- What
- The turbine buckled or broke and fell onto a field.
- When
- Between 3 and 4 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Weeze, in the district of Kleve, Germany.
- Why
- The cause is not confirmed; the storm is considered the most likely explanation.
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The wind turbine is believed to have collapsed onto a field in Weeze.
Weeze firefighters and the district’s lower soil-protection authority were at the site.
- Location
- Weeze, district of Kleve
- Estimated collapse time
- Between 3 and 4 a.m.
- Hub height
- About 70 metres
- Age
- Around 20 years
- Operator
- An individual