Wind turbine on fire at farm
The blaze broke out at a farm on Sunday morning.
Wind-farm turbine bursts into flames
A turbine in Chulmleigh, Devon, had its engine destroyed by flames in September last year, while a turbine at Scroby Sands off the coast of Norfolk burnt until the fire self-extinguished in August 2023. In Hull, a fire scattered charred debris on the ground near a chemical plant with locals worried that the turbine might have collapsed.
Wind turbine bursts into flames in latest fire incident to affect British wind farms in recent years
A wind turbine burst into flames at a Cambridgeshire wind farm yesterday, sending black smoke billowing into the sky. Emergency crews rushed to Coldham Windfarm in the Fens at around 10am after one of the site's eight turbines caught fire.
Coldham Wind Farm turbine fire in Elm on February 2
Firefighters are at the scene of a wind turbine which caught fire this morning. Crews were called to the blaze at Coldham Wind Farm, in Elm, on Sunday, February 2. A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "You may have seen there is a fire involving a wind turbine near Coldham.
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A fire has broken out at a UK wind turbine today (Sunday, February 2) with crews rushing to extinguish the blaze. No injuries have been reported, an official statement has confirmed
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Investigation starts after wind turbine fire
Fire crews said they were trying to establish the cause of a wind turbine fire at a farm. The blaze broke out at about 10:00 GMT on Sunday at the Coldham Wind Farm in the Fens, Cambridgeshire.
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Windfarm blaze sends smoke drifting across the Fens
ScottishPower, who run the windfarm in the Fens, have been approached for comment. The windfarm was built in 2005 and is a joint project between ScottishPower Renewables and the Co-Operative Group.