A ComEd communications tower fell on a transmission line in Carol Stream on Friday, causing power outages for over 25,000 customers. This is a list of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers. Masts and towers can collapse as a result of natural disasters, such as storms and fires; from engineering defects; and from accidents, sabotage or warfare. Identical design to South Wellfleet installation. Replaced by 4. February 2026 Storm Takes Down Communications Infrastructure on Mount Laguna, CA, USA by Sudoku Ham for ORI At exactly 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, a communications tower on Monument Peak in the Laguna Mountains was blown over during a powerful wind event, captured in real time by a. A telecom tower contractor has died after falling 100 feet from a communications tower in Douglas County, Wisconsin. Northern News Now reports that the incident took place at 10:30am on Monday (December 1) on Industrial Park Road in Lake Nebagamon. The man has been named as Gere Walden from South. In Featured News by Wireless EstimatorAugust 11, 2025 The owner of the guyed tower that collapsed in Illinois, hitting a high-voltage line, has not been identified; however, it has been established that it is not a cell tower, contrary to local media reports. More than 25,000 ComEd customers lost. CAROL STREAM, Ill.