Cape Breton wind turbine snaps in half

Nova Scotia Power is investigating why one of its wind turbines snapped in half Tuesday night in Grand tang, Cape Breton.

There was a severe wind warning Tuesday night, butit's unclear if that had anything to do with the break. The power utility said it is still trying to determine the root cause.

CBC meteorologist Kalin Mitchell said peak wind gusts of 164 km/h were reported at the Grand tang weather station between9 a.m. and 10 a.m. this morning.

Nova Scotia Power said no one was at the site at the time and no one was injured.

The 50-metre tall wind turbine was made by Denmark-basedVestas.

It wasbuilt in 2002 and was one of the firstin Nova Scotia with a single 660-kilowatt Vestas turbine.

Nova Scotia Power said the model is the only one of its kind in the province.