Scroby Sands wind turbine fire off Norfolk coast
Credit: 15 August 2023, bbc.com ~~
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A fire on an offshore wind turbine has self extinguished [sic], its owner has said.
A plume of black smoke was seen billowing from the Scroby Sands wind farm, 1.5 miles (2.5km) off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
HM Coastguard said the alarm was raised at 10:50 BST on Tuesday and that all personnel had been accounted for following an evacuation.
RWE, the German company that owns the wind farm, said no-one was on board the turbine when the fire broke out.
The company hoped to have the wind farm back operational on Wednesday.
Smoke billowing from a wind turbine off the coast of Great YarmouthImage source, Emily Metcalfe
The fire was first reported to HM Coastguard at about 10:50 BST
A spokesperson for RWE said: “An incident occurred which led to a fire in the turbine nacelle – the enclosure at the top of the tower which houses the generating components.
“Emergency services were contacted immediately and the Coastguard made aware. They are monitoring the area and advising on a potential 500 metre restriction zone being enforced around the affected turbine.
“We would ask people to keep away from the area as assessments are ongoing.”
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