[BC] Grass fires and tower loss in California

[Bob Groome]

Anyone want to see photos? go to
http://gallery.me.com/bobgroome#100050
These photos are owned by Electronics Research, Inc. So, look and review, but please don't re-publish with out ERI's approval.
Looks like the hollow leg towers suffered the heat of the fire which caused the legs to suck in and the tower to fall. (Middle tower).  Strong case for solid leg towers, eh?
Thanks and good viewing.

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Bob Groome
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--- On Thu, 7/16/09, PeterH <peterh5322 at rattlebrain.com> wrote:

From: PeterH <peterh5322 at rattlebrain.com>

On Jul 16, 2009, at 8:22 AM, borchert, mark wrote:

> A grass fire in Sacramento, Calif., destroyed one radio tower July 15,
> and damaged at least one other, according to Fox40 News, KXTL.  

The towers were only 199 feet tall, not 600 feet.

The ESE tower fell quickly, when the steel reached its yield strength.

The C tower was felled as a safety precaution. It was already leaning  
significantly, also as a consequence of yield.