The Last Hug | Turbine Catches Fire

#history #turbine #hug

[@diddlethepoodle4812]

They were both brothers. One tried to make it down the stairwell while the other jumped. They both passed. That hug was heartbreaking. Edit: read somewhere they were brothers. Their last names are almost the same. They are not brothers.

[@jenniferwhisks9248]

Really? I was like- slide down that rotar that'll take you nearly half way down. Really sad

[@Bbknuckles]

@@jenniferwhisks9248I don’t think you realize how high up that turbine is lmao

[@slickric1027]

​@@Bbknucklesright they are a good 150ft-200ft tall

[@nvmstillsad]

@@slickric1027262 ft

[@jakobshannon5907]

Same age as me and my brother that’s sad stuff

[@nooneisrightallthetime-zv7hs]

R.I.p two young men who went to work and never came home

[@steviechampagne]

The human condition is truly a grand suffering. Those two kids had lives no different than yours or mine. And yet onwards we continue

[@nooneisrightallthetime-zv7hs]

@@steviechampagne I’d make the world stop if I could . We go on because that’s the best course of action.

[@CN86443]

@@nooneisrightallthetime-zv7hswell I’m glad ur not god then bc u suck.

[@Bbknuckles]

They lived. This is a bs story made up to get emotional people to like their post.

[@jacksonespinoza3625]

Rip amen 🙏🙏✝️✝️🕊️🕊️

[@jacksonbilly9979]

Tbh that’s whatever every man needs, after living a life as a man, we need a hug at the end of it

[@user-ts5yy8gr7h]

Everyone needs to be treated with love and shown mercy but especially men... yous aren't shown enough, often, or ever like woman are and I'm sorry x

[@danelisslow3269]

Ideally we should hug before we die, but sadly we often don't.

[@kal4752]

Rip

[@gilla2092]

Living life in general, man or woman, earns you a hug. this shit is rough on both ends

[@DawnTheFox_]

@@user-ts5yy8gr7hyou realize women are often treated like shit too right? Like very often. Both men and women deserve a hug, there’s no “I suffered more” when historically women suffered more than men. Both deserve hugs and both suffer.

[@ttaylor8239]

As a mother this is absolutely heartbreaking. They were just kids.

[@keithbradley1197]

Why do you have to be a mother for this to be so heartbreaking I'm a 50 year old man and it's just as heartbreaking to me

[@xdeep_freeze3684]

@@keithbradley1197 i believe as she has her own children, so she views her kids as those two on the turbine. Pretty common for people to think about their own loved ones during a tragic situation such as this one.

[@thethinkdifferentman]

Safety parachutes should be a must

[@johns3241]

Was thinking the same thing, why it wasnt/isn't is crazy

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

@@johns3241 ya thats seems crazy stupid. No fn shot you are getting em up there without that.

[@no.1spectator39]

​@@ChuyR.they won't die atleast

[@dylan3637]

@@ChuyR.it is people jump from 4 stories before with a actually parachute bag maybe but emergency one they are instant

[@jakobespinoza1130]

Not high enough

[@Stoney-ik1ld]

19 and 21 years old damn that young. May their soul rest in peace and God be with their family ❤

[@zzz51435]

So incredibly sad. I can't believe I didn't hear about this

[@AnyBody-yu4sp]

There were both gays also

[@vdub7090]

Why didn't God prevent the fire?

[@rylans.5365]

@@AnyBody-yu4spWhat difference does it make?

[@AnyBody-yu4sp]

@@vdub7090 because why would he come down to stop a fire. When the whole universe was created by violent eruptions. Silly 🙃

[@patrickhankin2938]

19 & 21 years old. FFS! Their lives were just beginning! 😢

[@Justanothertiredsoul]

Exactly how can you even be trained at 19 to do this type of job I want to know how old the two who escaped was to.

[@SuperNova_Cain]

31 and 42. Because they didn't go all the way up

[@SuperNova_Cain]

They radio'd the other two atop to come down quickly but by time they went to the exit going down. The oil had burnt up spilled all over the exit. Making the small room unable to see or breathe also very hot. The guy who went back in to try get down was burned alive by oil and fire. The was broken apart by the fall

[@6z0]

@@Justanothertiredsoulits called getting into the trades early. the best thing you can do. its only for dedicated hard workers

[@Justanothertiredsoul]

@@6z0 actually it’s called being lead to your death.

[@BlankSpace-by3nd]

That picture needs to go down in history... shows the heart of the people that make sure your little life is nice and comfy

[@bayouboys7654]

As a wind turbine technician myself I can assure you no one gets the story right. Those 2 guys were not brothers and they stayed to fight the fire. We are not trained to fight fires only to combat them if they prevent us from escaping. By the time they realized what happened the entire turbine inside was incased in smoke. One tried to climb down and died. The other jumped and tried to slide down the blade who also died. They should have all climbed down together but this is why most safety protocols are in blood. This incident sparked backlash across the wind industry and many many many safety procedures were put in place. We now have to have self rescue kits and a safety bag filled with a fire extinguisher and medical devices including aed. It must be uptower on all crews and will be fired if caught without it. Edited on 05/23/24: I see alot of people are interested in what I as a wind tech think. First off a parachute isn’t going to do much and even if we had one the chances of it not deploying or getting tangled is super high. These wind turbines are just not big enough for it. Second is a helicopter isn’t going to rescue us. It just wouldn’t get there in time. Ambulances have a hard time as it is to get to us and even severely train firefighters would probably have no clue what to do. It is up to us to perform rescues when needed and we solely rely on our coworkers. Third is compared to other industries our safety protocols are high af. I feel incredibly safe doing my job. Yes I use to be terrified of heights but you kind of get use to it. I don’t even have a second thought about looking down. It’s completely natural feeling of being in the air. All in all people die making careless mistakes. I’ve seen it all. This job is incredibly safe but those who take shortcuts and would risk their lives for a wind turbine is beyond me. Fuck that if ANY emergency happens I’m climbing down. Id rather be fired them dead.

[@wolvf]

.no one thought of a fire proof safety wire and then contact a helicopter... just sayn... I'd be dangling until it goes out or they rescue me

[@jamor2549]

This is not true they were gay lovers and lost their lives

[@christopherleligdowicz7216]

​@@jamor2549Whilst one was balls deep inside the other!

[@ayahuaskapr8401]

@@jamor2549you think you’re funny huh?

[@jamor2549]

@@ayahuaskapr8401a little

[@TimmyLongfellow]

I love how people have no idea how much oil is in each of those wind turbines. People are so easily duped. Green energy is a scam.

[@adrien6094]

@@michaelwagner1903320l Gearoil and 150L Hydraulic oil

[@trails4all]

Yep so let's just keep fucking up our ag land, oceans and ground water and not think about innovation. We should just go back to whale oil, those were the good ole days.

[@robertdipaola3447]

So true

[@robertdipaola3447]

​@michawind energy is uselesselwagner1903

[@robertdipaola3447]

@@snooker96 wind energy does. Not satisfy the energy grid, it's political hype, the best government investment is nuclear fusion, were almost there, dopey joe Biden, if he had a brain in his head, would all- out invest in it, but he won't, he's owned by the looney keft

[@KyleGaskins-wk9uh]

Could you even imagine dying like that? I couldn’t even imagine, man, I couldn’t even imagine. That would be ridiculously anxiety ridden.

[@franklinyoung]

I will never look at a wind turbine the same again 😢 that shit is sad

[@Aaronhouston33]

A lot can be said for many things that catch fire and kill people

[@user-zf7pf7qu8p]

@@Aaronhouston33And the sky is blue… wtf is the point of your ridiculous comment?

[@user-zf7pf7qu8p]

@@Aaronhouston33oh, I figured it out. You’re a hippy commie. That has to be it

[@monakeulen5622]

You should. These things are a huge disaster in every way you can imagine.

[@franklinyoung]

@@monakeulen5622 no they are not more thought should come into for escape if a disaster happens that's what it lacks I hope they are working on it and how do we know if this story is true people make you sad for likes

[@stevenartenian1583]

Can't parachute from 250 feet. However, an emergency repelling cable would work. Hook it to your lanyard and use a mechanical handbrake to control the decent speed. God bless those poor kids.

[@stefanlentz5633]

Like this guy said they should have a safety line from the ground to the top of the windmill. If something like this happened, they would just have to hook to their harness and slide down.

[@skyfly0800]

I used to BASE jump off 120’ antenna. It can be done but not by untrained personnel.

[@timothyroskie5742]

Fire resistant repeling rig

[@duanecato5100]

What you're speaking of is a standard issue nowadays because of this incident.

[@Christina-mx1nr]

Triple redundancy on fire alarm and extinguishing systems with fire safety doors/platforms segmenting the whole thing like a vertical worm They’re ridiculous to climb anyways

[@seanwoods4883]

Drilling rigs have a zip line. Why don't these?

[@mauricej8747]

They made them mandatory after this accident. I remember when this happened.

[@racoming1035]

Working drilling rigs for 20 years. I have never seen a zip line.

[@wizard3z868]

Margins for green energy are tight and safety takes away from profit

[@of-Israel]

Supposed to have a controlled decent selft rescue

[@mauricej8747]

@@wizard3z868 nonsense, in The Netherlands there new safety laws. Margins are very good.

[@tylergrundy4436]

And they try and tell us men don’t have feelings.. we just don’t show them unless things are really bad so we don’t get judged.. RIP to those young men.

[@mohammedilyas3262]

Men don’t get enough credit they never feel entitled

[@arturoguerra1249]

My brother and I both work together Union painters we both retired now when I see these two brothers brought tears to my eyes we should all bow our heads to these two and the guys who do this work they are all Brave young men

[@AnonymousGameWarden]

You and your brother gey?

[@5280Love]

God Bless these brave young men who perished. 😢

[@cappalott6646]

Rip man

[@dano8613]

Why was it important to mention the union part? Is it in your contract to advertise for the union?

[@arturoguerra1249]

@@dano8613 no I don't get paid for advertising that is something I am proud of now our pensions are taking good care of us most of the time those jobs are Union just like the guys chasing water towers I just hope their families are getting taken care of.

[@malootua2739]

Those guys should wear base jumping parachutes just in case

[@daviswhite3591]

Wouldn't help from that height

[@JamesP29]

​@daviswhite3591 Probably better than nothing no?

[@malootua2739]

@@JamesP29 exactly

[@republicfryslan]

​@@daviswhite3591well actualy people have jumped from 60 meters and less.. it is doable

[@toughgiraffe5865]

​@@daviswhite359130m is the lowest you can't pull a parachute without risk of life changing injuries

[@alanreilly2754]

It's nice the way the narrator exudes empathy and compassion without sensationalising this very sad story...

[@teetrav]

Hey wait a minute what were they doing up there without safety chords?? There needs to be some research into this so it doesn't happen again

[@floresluis1990]

As wind turbine technician for over 10yrs. This story is very well known across the entire industry 😢. Ever since the safety standards and protocols in wind have been raised to its best potential in order to prevent more events like this one or similar happening.

[@chrisweller1014]

My wind brother… you have spoken true words. Been in the wind industry since 2007 myself

[@robwernet9609]

Has a way been devised for a man to have the means for escape if trapped in this manner?

[@xe2014]

Could they have At least tried climbing the propellers?

[@violettownmicroenterprises1528]

how? more info ?

[@aladinhegic4546]

​@chrisweller1014 I've ben in eart bending industry..but yea sad story

[@rustyking8783]

You'd think engineers who built those things could build an escape system too.

[@sqike001ton]

They did have one on the center shaft I think because of this they have a emergency repelling system so as long as you have the main anchor point you can repel from the turbine

[@JohnWickkkk]

@@sqike001tonwhat

[@sirreginaldvonshaft8089]

Sorry no way. That’d be too expensive. Just the way of the world my friend

[@chrisweller1014]

You’re correct… but when you have several thousand units in your fleet, it’s very expensive. That’s why each team is trained on and issued personnel rescue devices when they go to work in the field

[@theLovatoFam]

There is, it's where the fire is

[@erickrajniak8424]

MrBallen did this story years ago. It's really heartbreaking watching 2 very young men realizing that they have no chance of survival and they only have minutes left to live. 😢

[@samdilworth1989]

If I worked on something that high in the air I would always have a parachute on my backpack

[@mrsheabutter]

No helicopter air lift? No balloon ground cushion? No parachutes? No gliders? No propel rope? What kinda emergency plan do these turbines have?

[@AviationGuy44]

Ah yes the mandatory GTA parachutes that are able to deploy in a matter of seconds and I forgot to mention they forgot there red bull wing suit to glid out of the situation

[@SharronNeedles]

No ladder?

[@AviationGuy44]

@@SharronNeedles yes there is one but it was blocked by the fire

[@rosesinthemorning6677]

I thought the same thing!!!!!

[@user-pb4yg8ty5k]

Sounds like,none

[@user-qm7rl9xb2k]

THEY BROUGHT IT THROUGH A SHADY DEALER WHAT THE HELL R.I.P TO THE TWO YOUNG WORKING MEN SUE THE COMPANY AND STATE.

[@gabrielmacgregor4276]

It should be a requirement to have base jumping gear for emergencies, stored in every turbine!

[@chrisweller1014]

We don’t have BASE jumping equipment…. But we do have personal rescue devices that are SUPPOSED to be taken to every job they are assigned to

[@sambo6591]

​@@chrisweller1014 what is that device what is your protective device just curious how did those other two workers manage to escape

[@aintthatthetruth69]

Couldn't find a rescue heli?

[@Trang-A-Lang]

@@chrisweller1014what exactly are the rescue equipment? And why not just wear parachutes everytime?

[@Godismystrength31]

Something like that for emergencies

[@Devast8r34]

Who in thos company went to jail for buying poor quality and not having proper safety

[@frauleinhohenzollern8442]

Buying poor quality? Huh?

[@CarterPancakes]

@@frauleinhohenzollern8442you weren’t listening. But quick to start yapping. Watch it again and get back to us.

[@jorgemejia4229]

No one

[@of-Israel]

​@@CarterPancakeslol your dumb... No such thing as a second hand turbine

[@XInfantryman]

Go to jail? Lol.. That's a pay raise. Two fewer techs and cheaper products. That CEO got a bonus.

[@JoshHam-sj9si]

They couldn't find a helicopter quick enough

[@Khakzoy]

I remember this happening in my small country. Their last minutes must have been absolute terror.

[@dougm4796]

Ingenious engineer's who knew they weren't going to service them but didn't think about those who would , may God be with those two souls .

[@binkbonkbones3402]

Wut

[@ianconcincion-kp9zy]

i m living in the nederland

[@Homepageturned]

Made in China

[@krisk1547]

Safety rope would be cheap backup and should be part of turbine

[@wrestleXrock]

You would need about 280 feet of rope

[@cbedford2699]

Safty chute more likely

[@bruhism173]

​@@wrestleXrock is that a problem

[@robl.1053]

A parachute should be part of the ppe

[@wrestleXrock]

@@bruhism173 well it would create a few challenges and still may not have done them any good. It would have to be a fairly thick rope, which would take up a lot of space and be surprising heavy. And would need to be stored inside. But the real challenge is that’s a long repel that would need to be done before the rope burned.

[@meconlimited3896]

1 is You can not be fired for safety 2 is that the firebrigade has now big catch pillows bit trickey to jump into but yes. As you mentioned they have to have self rescue kits.

[@jeromedamian5740]

You would think a parachute protocol would be part of the job when working on top of those Windmills

[@itsmrlowe]

This is heartbreaking 💔 RIP lads, you both deserve a second chance at life and I hope you get it ❤

[@user-qs4uk7ip3f]

Are you literally texting 2 dead people to rest in peace and another message?? Are u insane?? Their dead dumas. Do u feel better? It's not about you. People are so weird . I'm talking to u dumas. Their not resting. Their not in peace. Creepy weirdo.

[@rs8247]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ellenhoover8344]

Hopefully they are in Heaven

[@legg23]

And when you consider how little these generates electricity, is it worth it? Rest in Peace. 🙏🙏🙏

[@polaroidwhite9037]

Yes, lets even politicize this tragic accident and earn some points...we all know petrol has never taken a life...lol...moron

[@dr1flush]

According to the United States Geological Survey, the average turbine in 2020 produced enough electricity in 46 minutes to power the average home in the U.S. for a month. 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jenningsmills5398]

​@@dr1flush Average turbine? Average home? So 40 turbines would be needed to power Al Gores home for a month?

[@dr1flush]

@@jenningsmills5398 can you read Jenny? Yes the average turbine can power the average house for a month with 46 minutes of operation. Yall were saying something about not generating electricity??? Hmmm. Now it’s about al gore cuz you’re such jokes

[@jenningsmills5398]

@@dr1flush Who's y'all? You're the one acting like a windmill is some new revolutionary discovery that'll save the planet from fossil fuels forgetting that it will also bury us in non recyclable turbine blades.

[@14julink]

lesson learned: do not buy your turbines from second hand dealers

[@dannybryant6873]

I hope humanity is getting much more energy out of these machines than is being invested in putting them in place (all the mining and transport and manufacturing, etc.)

[@anjadubarrage9175]

A raging shame for the company who neglected big time in safety measurements!!😢😢

[@chocosmith2243]

Probably sent them a card and flowers. Don't want them being responsible or you know any threat to profit

[@roberthutchison7806]

There needs to be like an emergency repelling line or like the other guy suggests that a parachute somewhere for them to get down

[@yougonnalearn2day]

I used to make emergency repelling ropes for these .at yale cordage. Because of this happening all the time

[@user-si5oe3rn7e]

There is ,,, it’s a fake story

[@sqike001ton]

They have a repelling systems now it's too low for a parachute unless you have a lot of base jumping experience and some specialized jumping skills

[@sirreginaldvonshaft8089]

Nope. That’d be too expensive. Would eat into big Green energy’s bottom line. It’s all about money

[@MBDB67]

Terrible tragedy These engineers should have parachutes in case of an emergency from height

[@Mrgui110tine]

The guys who died were new and up there with 2 others that were more experienced. 4 in total. The experienced hands were doing electrical work while the new guys were out in the hub. Experienced hands tried calling out to the others to alert them of the fire and then climbed down. New guys didnt get out in time. 😔

[@pizzyp]

You telling me for the past 20 years of wind turbines and they are not given basic base jumping packs to the workers. Cause that's the first thing I'd ask for when the PPE order goes out

[@Blacks4Trump2024]

They would laugh at u at work

[@brockoneil1251]

​@@Blacks4Trump2024so he will be alive .

[@mattchen6137]

heheh this reminds me of thw guy " youre telling me for 40 years i couldve been doing this!" 😂😂 love

[@user-ry2ek1nd2l]

God Bless Them 🙏

[@AviationGuy44]

They forgot there GTA parachutes that deploy in a matter of seconds

[@epicdiscovery7096]

Implement mandatory (Quick Deployment) compact parachutes. This will 100% save lives in the future.

[@killme8941]

Won't deploy in time

[@user-so5fl9vw9q]

G.e thought of that and it's not a good idea high winds .

[@Alan-q6o]

Not a must that you use it​@@user-so5fl9vw9q

[@epicdiscovery7096]

I’d take my chances. Better than burning to death 👍🏼

[@jimfields9491]

At 80 meters they’re dead. Maybe a compact safety spool?

[@bennett994]

Yeah… if I’m doing that type of work I’m wearing a parachute

[@DevildogGaming-uv5sj]

Dudes like wish I hugged that prop instead

[@FreedomFBA]

Any job that requires you to be high in the air should require a parachute

[@madpotato8691]

Wouldn't help from that height but ye they should have some measures

[@skidzz2682]

Or a line??

[@jamiew1286]

​@@madpotato8691it definitely would break your fall somewhat..

[@mikey2time484]

​@@madpotato8691you don't know what your talking about. People base jump from 30 meters bro. There's plenty of height at 80 meters

[@mikey2time484]

​@madpotato8691 you don't know what your talking about. People base jump from 30 meters bro. There's plenty of height at 80 meters

[@remi0507]

They died way to young. Heart goes out to them.

[@Redbeef0]

You don't know them😂🤡

[@rossjones7014]

​@@Redbeef0Is that necessary for empathy?

[@markwildt5728]

Too*

[@remi0507]

@@Redbeef0 get off of the platform two year old

[@remi0507]

@@markwildt5728 I know how to write a sentence. It’s called a “typo”, nerd ☝️🤓

[@MrChrispy777]

It should be mandatory for these workers to wear a low-altitude parachute.

[@tashabothwell591]

I've seen this story many times but this is the first I've heard that they were 19 and 21. They barely got to live their lives. So heartbreaking.

[@-Tidgy]

Right... 1: why isn't there an emergency button/auto detect that releases a shit load of powder to put out any electric fire 2: why isn't it mandatory to wear a parachute when up there so you can jump out if whichever exit is available? 3: why didn't the services on the ground put one of those big inflatable bouncy castle things down so they could jump? 2 people could have been easily saved here if things were thought through better.

[@JordanEmede_376]

The fvckin bounce castle bro that's what I'm saying

[@slanigrad]

let me adress ur questions in order: 1 and 2: money. theyd be too exp3ncive with additional fire deterrent equipment.. 2. wokers would need to have certificate for parachute jumps..it takes money and higher pay .and for no 3,i bet its too high to jump on bouncy thingy. peace

[@shae9364]

1) They use over 700 gallons of oil, so that type of emergency stop wouldn't do much 2) They aren't high enough for a chute, but still worth a shot 3) They're way too high to land on an inflatable. They need some sort of repelling or zip line system. Both really, because you ALWAYS want to have a backup escape route. These poor guys not only didn't have a back up emergency escape safety measure, they didn't have a single one.

[@JordanEmede_376]

@shae9364 maybe a big winch type zip line attached to the back of the service truck, they clip on and climb up and then if they need to go they just slide down

[@Boombatz11]

Chute would never open in time

[@bobspears2487]

God Bless those young men. How horrifying knowing you've got moments left to live and can't do anything about it.

[@joet.6019]

God? A lot of good that did, huh?

[@j.b.v1987]

Sure, the youngest believed in his saviour Jesus!

[@ooakartwithlindaE]

I would NEVER climb that high without a parachute. Nothing just sad there.

[@erwinmonti5066]

These f****** windmills are more trouble than their worth.

[@robertdipaola3447]

So true

[@WizardHarry69]

Lol

[@armingerber]

Donald is that you talking ? I guess you want to go back to burning coal.

[@nancyschrey5680]

Bird killers

[@dylank.4498]

⁠@@nancyschrey5680good thing birds aren’t hit by cars, killed flying into buildings, killed by habitat destruction, killed by flying into airplane engines, or by things like oil spills….oh wait…

[@camiresaffire]

There should be poles attached to each turbine from the ground-like a handle on a coffee cup but have the pole closer to the turbine to be easily accessible, so in an emergency, they can just slide down one of the poles like firemen do.

[@CarlosSanchez-fj7nj]

Teaching BASE jumping would be a good life saver for life threatening saturation

[@BEATINGYOU]

Absolutely, gives you a chance percentage then at least😢

[@mitri5389]

Nah, no one would carry that up with them since it's bulky and not the lightest thing.

[@Michael-uo4hv]

You gotta be kidding me!!!! They didn't have any protocol safety measures, like a simple rope harness, like rock climbers use to safely lower themselves down ???!! Their families should sue that company that basically let them die up there !!

[@pasgas12safe58]

I can't understand why there isn't a fire suppressant system on these very large expensive turbines. Nothing can be salvaged from this one anyway.

[@twizted6367]

See im not stupid, you wouldn’t have caught me up there without a way off

[@mmaemserna9696]

“Secondhand dealer” can’t trust nobody.

[@tempest411]

I think I would've taken my chances and run through the flames.

[@228supercow]

Idk if that's possible. Look how big that turbine is compared to them. They would have to run over the top, down, over to the hatch and down the hatch all while holding their breath, holding their eyes shut and being being burned at the same time. But I see what you are saying. Either 100% die from falling to your death or take a chance ,possibly burning to death trying to escape to live as a burn victim but still alive atleast.

[@thomastaylor6699]

Have you ever been burned before? I have, and believe me, that's the worst pain imaginable!

[@YouTubeShadowBansMAGA]

To what exactly?

[@tempest411]

@@KZbinShadowBansMAGA Where do you think?

[@garywilliams1846]

I think one of them did, and was burned to death.. and I forgot how the other person went out 😢

[@Wanamaker1946]

Get rid of those hideous eyesores. They have zero effect.

[@Poatan.chama.]

Almost 15% of the electricity in The Netherlands (where this video is from) comes from wind turbines.

[@Bingbong1226]

Oh boy you should stop eating crayons and do research before typing things.

[@Wanamaker1946]

@@Bingbong1226 Natural Gas is the way to go, and Nuclear. Windmills are inefficient.

[@nomanstuber4291]

@@Wanamaker1946 Damn how much did big oil pay you to type that

[@Nick-cp8wf]

Thought he said "Shitty". Same difference. R.I.P.

[@michaelstrom2691]

They need some emergency escape cables that you can throw out

[@user-qo3xk5ow2k]

A guy i knew for years worked for the company fixing the turbines and were really good friends with the guys since it was a small company making the repairs. The guy never worked a day on the mills after this accident when his young good collegeus died. Hard to see this coming through my yt shorts and knew the story from the guy telling me. Rip guys greetings from Putten Holland😊

[@pattiannepascual]

😭🙏

[@AnonymousGameWarden]

Thanks for lying thru your teeth kiddo.

[@Divergentpath]

Note to self. Never climb a turbine without a length of rope.

[@pamira4657]

I hope an improvement has been made to the structural design to allow for swift disembarking.

[@sidewinder892]

No one remembers Engineers who dies while on duty, but everyone remembers whose infrastructure was that. Sometimes I wonder that the world don't need us, the engineers.

[@ednawalters4527]

God Bless these two men and thier family🙏❤

[@uzomad]

brothers

[@joet.6019]

God? If he exists, Didn't he take their lives?

[@webmihai]

He blessed the s out of them!

[@aaronziegler2298]

R.I.P. to those 2 souls.

[@dyluncooksey886]

They will be missed there compassion for each other speak volumes and will forever be inspirational to our fellow man our neighbors who we take comfort in there courage and love as they embraced there final moments I hope there family realized those two were brave and full of love never give up for they are with Jesus and are hero’s

[@anon556]

They were biological brothers...

[@chefruggy8022]

​@@anon556 were they? I honestly didn't know that! That makes it even more horrific in a sense. It's terrible no matter what... but that thought is coming from a parent perspective... Tragic

[@ReturnToSender1313]

Their final conversation. May they be in a better place now

[@doc-vg9lq]

man, they were awfully young to be doing that kind of work. seems like it would require very technical specialists like people who graduated college.

[@robbielay6233]

I would of jumped at least you get a bit of adrenaline out of it

[@Angron_Of_Nuceria]

They did

[@robbielay6233]

@@Angron_Of_Nuceria in hindsight they probably wouldn’t stand and burn

[@martienvliet8812]

​@@robbielay6233 1 stayed on top and was burned alive, one jumped down and died that way...

[@KusherK_]

So edgy bro

[@Thorfinn47.]

​@@martienvliet8812 , why was helicopter not sent immediately?

[@TK-vk3vz]

They ruin the natural hills and hundreds of acres .. total waste

[@ryanmcewen415]

What exactly do they ruin? The view?

[@troytait649]

⁠​⁠@@ryanmcewen415yeah and a shit ton of birds, bats, endangered flies and moths. The Vibrations collapse gopher holes and ant farms, increase the rate of arthritis amongst the local turtle population, causes the premature de-cocooning and subsequent “tiny head” syndrome in transient Monarch butterflies basically just dry anal grape any environment are they’re in. And don’t get me started with the ones in the ocean……..I don’t know anything about those.

[@davidclemens1578]

​​@@ryanmcewen415the environment and the bird population. In Texas there're many areas where there are 40 acre storage areas where they stack the old blades, some as little as 10 years usage, 10 to 20 high because of premature damage due to poor manufacturing and design. Then you add to that they have no suitable recycle program to get rid of them. Even when they are not being used they need a large power source to run the pumps that lubricate, heat and cool them. When you take this all into consideration it turns out that the energy output is far less and the environmental impact is far more than the experts claim.

[@beetrootjuice8849]

Comment kind of misses the point of the video.

[@koencooper3944]

Don’t use their deaths against clean energy guys, this was a tragic accident.

[@RightToFreedomGirl]

.. so when they call you "paranoid" for wearing a parachute . .

[@crazygimp]

they now carry short base jumper chutes for this

[@racoming1035]

No they don't.

[@ofcv1238]

Firefighters used to carry bailout gear aka appropriate amount of bailout rope. It was banned as “too simplistic” in metro NYC by some dysfunctional management when many men ditched out of desperation & no way to tie off & escape inferno. Dead drop is sickening.

[@mikebar42]

😢

[@anthonyparham3325]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 R.I.P to the both young men's 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@Runehorn]

your telling me they dont go up with some emergency way down? a parachute? zip line? portable bounce house? some kind of repel line? I feel like a child could come up with a safer way to do this

[@stevencutler2568]

RIP.. They were up there for "us".. Thank you for your service 🙏

[@ouwebrood497]

They were up there for neoliberal douchebags. Like most of us, they were f*d.

[@markanthonybilog7166]

They must be trained like base jumpers with parachute,

[@user-ne7og7pv3j]

Fr tho still feel bad thow

[@michaelswagger1369]

I think they should all be equipped with halon fire suppression systems. it probably would have suppress the fire, causing little to no damage to the turbine. +2 people wouldn’t have lost their lives.

[@northernrebel1375]

Would it be a silly idea to equip these people with a modified BASE jumping rig? Like, a rig that contains a reserve canopy you’d find on a skydive rig. If they need to jump just put your hand through the chest handle, jump, and pull. May be costly but it doesn’t seem like a silly idea.

[@lafrancois6323]

I would have climbed onto that blade

[@Vicmot]

Me too.. they had the left blade and it was already stuck to its position altough hot.. well then climb out of the black area to the tip until fire dies out and rescue helicopter comes.

[@stevenstair1068]

Impossible to hang on to it because of the Size of it..

[@rogertwitty8221]

I thought that to but what are you holding on to

[@C.Brown5150]

There's nothing to hold on to or hook to.

[@EagerCamel-kg6rq]

You can't climb on the blade because there's nothing to hang onto you. And it just slid right to the ground.

[@kevinwait852]

Prayers for the family of the people who lost there lives in this fire may God bless them

[@joet.6019]

A lot of Good god did for them, huh? "God bless" is meaningless. If you care, then reach out to the living.

[@robaxa1]

The fire service should have a large fireproof inflatable mattress for such emergencies.

[@5_to_Life]

Truly a tragedy. Heartbreaking. I can't image what went through their minds in those last moments

[@wayneharper2168]

Those turbines are nothing but trouble. Very expensive, an eyesore,very inefficient,kills scores of birds, loud,and now has killed people. Pure idiocy!

[@davidrose2382]

Should have mandatory safety ropes and parachutes,sue companies for every cent ,saftey and jail bosses Ey

[@BarryMckockinner]

The ones that design ain’t the ones that build, let alone maintain.

[@michaetsully87]

Parachutes 😂😂😂😂 damn your dumb

[@Slowlyro113r]

Yes!!! I was thinking parachute

[@chedarchicken4901]

Parachutes and training would be ideal imagine the last one of the day climb down or jump 😂

[@joe-dirt697]

Need a minimum of 200 feet for the chute to deploy properly and slow you down from the fall.

[@nils1471]

They had a 70m safety rope called the MILAN in a backpack. They probably left it in the van or they couldn't reach it anymore due to the fire.

[@timback480]

You'd think they'd have a few industrial fire extinguishers up there with the crew. Doesn't make sense why there would be a safety plan and training for an incident like this

[@jeremysay9687]

Parachutes should be required safety equipment.

[@montiliviomonty411]

They should give these guys parachutes … as official work gear …

[@kirankhare5630]

They had each other 😢😢😢 they’ll probably be together up there in heaven too. This is so heartbreaking To just stand there knowing there’s nothing they could do

[@wessey1000]

They shouldn’t be up there in the first place! It’s not worth sacrificing human life for somebody’s idea of green energy!

[@izwansbr1705]

They could have a call for helicopter rescue. Isnt that supposed to be ?

[@jenniferwhisks9248]

There was clearly no emergency plan in place and they wasted 19 and 21 year old lads

[@nomanstuber4291]

(I know your comment is 7 months old) They couldn't use a heli because of the winds it would cause, possibly blowing the brothers off of the turbine

[@Kuliwa]

@@nomanstuber4291 Just imagined the conversation: - "Should we try and save them with the heli and a long ladder?" - "Nah man, the wind will POSSIBLY blow them off the turbine." - "Ah k, then just let them die I think."

[@RICHbeGROUNDED]

We sliding down as brothers on each side

[@StormRaid417]

Parachutes need to be an absolute requirement before going to those heights. Their chances would have been way better.

[@paulmaurer3742]

Welcome to the Green New Deal. 😒

[@paulmurphy5520]

This is tragedy, but im curious - how many people have died or been injured on Oil rigs over the years... your comment is so stupid.

[@paulmaurer3742]

@@paulmurphy5520 At least oil is reliable energy. Kinda makes it worth the risk. You drive your car everyday knowing you could get killed. Why don't you put a big fan on top and see if you can make it run ?

[@nickr_1052]

​@@paulmaurer3742 no one is suggesting wind powered cars, are you high?

[@johnbeckwith1361]

In California we call it the Global Warming Solutions Act 2006.

[@paulmaurer3742]

@@nickr_1052 I'll bet those two wished they were high.