Cell Tower Fire Hazard
July 1, 2022 | By Our Web of Inconvenient Truths |
TWO QUESTIONS
1) Did a professional engineer (PE) evaluate and certify
any of these projects’ safety before they went live?
2) Who carries liability for damages—the landowner,
the telecom corporation and/or the municipality?

Cell tower fire
caused by improper welding.
Bensalem, PA, June 21, 2013
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0624/Bensalem-tower-fire-Crews-dismantle-cell-tower-that-caught-fire-in-Pa
Photo credit: Jo Ciavaglia/Bucks County Courier Times/AP
Cell Tower Fires: The Longer List
4/18/21 Electrical malfunction causes fire with rooftop cellular antennas in Brooklyn
https://ehtrust.org/firecell-tower-brooklyn-new-york/
https://anash.org/fire-extinguished-on-roof-of-crown-heights-apartment-building/
3/9/2021 A light pole holding cellular antennas at Otay Ranch High School caught fire, damaging the stadium in Chula Vista, CA
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/stadium-light-catches-fire-at-south-bay-high-school/
11/25/2020 Cell Tower Fire Causes Structural Damage in Lapeer County, MI
https://www.aglmediagroup.com/cell-tower-fire-causes-structural-damage/
6/26/2020 Cell Tower in Hanover County, Va.
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/26/cell-phone-tower-hanover-catches-fire/

Hanover, VA, June 26, 2020 https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/26/cell-phone-tower-hanover-catches-fire/ Source: Hanover Fire and EMS
5/1/2018 Cell Tower Fire in Philadelphia, PA
https://6abc.com/cell-phone-tower-fire-philadelphia-schuylkill-expressway/3412963/
6/16/2015 Cell phone tower near Virginia Heritage High School catches fire. Now it is leaning over.
http://wtkr.com/2015/06/16/cell-phone-tower-near-heritage-high-school-catches-fire/
5/2/2015 Several paper lanterns caused fire in a cell tower at Lantern Fest in Gaston County, NC
https://www.gastongazette.com/article/20150602/News/306029947
11/4/2014 Cell Tower Fire in Greeneville, TN
https://www.greenevillesun.com/xml/nitf/flames-damage-verizon-wireless-tower/article_1619f00e-5383-530a-a69e-0dbd2acc3c6a.html
9/13/2014 Cell tower fire at Thurston High sends up smoky plume.
https://kval.com/news/local/cell-tower-fire-near-thurston-high-sends-up-smoky-plume
7/15/2014 School Football Field Cell phone tower catches fire in Grandview, Ohio.
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20140715/NEWS/307159836
2/4/2014 Cell tower fire closes U.S. 95 exit ramp in Las Vegas, NV
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/feb/04/cell-tower-fire-closes-us-95-exit-ramp-jones-boule/
8/21/2013 Cell Tower Fire in Sanford, FL
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/cell-phone-tower-catches-fire-seminole-co/271605586/
6/21/2013 Pennsylvania Fire results in Collapse Fears: Collapse Zone created at base and they vacated the buildings.
http://levittownnow.com/2013/06/21/nearby-cell-tower-on-fire-may-collapse/
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0624/Bensalem-tower-fire-Crews-dismantle-cell-tower-that-caught-fire-in-Pa
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cell-phone-tower-on-fire-in-bucks-county/1984967/
5/16/2013 Cell Tower Fire in Middletown, NJ Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUNlzbJt5I
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cell-tower-lean-new-jersey-police-monmouth-county/2079578/
5/16/2013 New Jersey Cell Tower Fire.
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2013/05/cell_tower_fire_knocks_out_main_middletown_police_communications.html
2/4/2013 Cell phone tower catches fire near U.S. 95 Las Vegas
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/cell-tower-catches-fire-closes-u-s-95-ramps/
8/10/2012 Cell tower at Risk of Falling after Fire Atlanta Georgia.
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/cell-phone-tower-taken-down-following-fire/eRLICZmYOeUNeoCzskHGRJ/
8/10/2012 Cell phone tower to be taken down following fire, Georgia.
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/cell-phone-tower-taken-down-following-fire/eRLICZmYOeUNeoCzskHGRJ/
6/11/2012 Explosion near cell tower likely caused by propane leak, Iowa
https://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1641878.html
12/1/2011 Cell tower fire closes Rockbridge Road, evacuates day care.
https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/cell-tower-fire-closes-rockbridge-road-evacuates-day-care/article_c799bdd9-1162-52a6-8cd7-7784653883ae.html
6/21/2011 Osprey nest, electrical problem sparked Poulsbo cell tower fire Washington State
https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/osprey-nest-electrical-problem-sparked-poulsbo-cell-tower-fire/
5/26/2011 Kansas City Cell Tower Fire closes Interstate 435
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiiXBnbBl8o
1/22/2011 Cell Tower Fire in New Jersey
https://patch.com/new-jersey/longbranch/parkway-cell-tower-fire-saturday-set-off-by-routine-maintenance
1/13/2011 Cell Tower Fire at Rancho Cucamonga, CA fire station
https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2011/01/13/cell-tower-reportedly-burning-at-rancho-cucamonga-fire-station/
5/10/2010 Water Tower Fire Wipes Out WiMAX and Cell Phone Service on Madison, Wisconsin’s West Side
https://stopthecap.com/2010/05/20/water-tower-fire-wipes-out-wimax-and-cell-phone-service-on-madison-wisconsins-west-side/
10/1/2007 Sprint, Verizon, AT&T sign $12 million settlement over 2007 Malibu Canyon wild fire
https://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2012/09/13/9969/sprint-verizon-t-sign-12-million-settlement-over-2/
7/4/2007 Cell Tower Fire in Howell, MI
https://www.mlive.com/annarbornews/2007/07/updated_cell_phone_tower_fire.html
4/14/2006 Cell Tower Fire in Prince George County, MD
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041400981.html
8/24/2001 Burning Cell Tower at Risk of Falling in Seminole County, Oregon
https://insidetowers.com/sanford-florida-cell-tower-no-longer-a-risk/
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