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Video: Probe launched after Nordex wind turbine collapses in southern Chile

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Video: Probe launched after Nordex wind turbine collapses in southern Chile

Authorities are investigating why a Nordex turbine collapsed at a Mainstream Renewable Power wind farm in southern Chile earlier this month.

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