Wind farm fire update

Wind Turbine fire on moors near Rochdale

Following a turbine fire at Todmorden Moor Wind Farm yesterday morning (Wednesday 3 June), it has been confirmed that an investigation into the cause of the incident is currently underway.

The fire service were called to the wind farm, just off of Flower Scar Road at 3:45am to the turbine, which was described as “100% in fire.”

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Mike Harrison, Communications Manager at Glennmont Partners said: “Following the turbine fire at Todmorden Moor Wind Farm yesterday, technicians from the turbine manufacturer are now on site and an investigation is underway.

“At present power to and from all of the turbines is switched off. As a further precautionary measure a 300 metre exclusion zone has been set up around the damaged turbine.

“Given the expected increase in wind speeds in the coming days, we ask the public to stay away from the designated area for their own safety. We fully respect the valued right-to-roam access to land around the site and would like to reassure the public that we will reopen the area as soon as it is safe to do so.

“We would like to thank the emergency services for their efforts during and after the incident and the public for their co-operation whilst we carry out our investigation.

“Over the coming days, the affected turbine will be analysed by the manufacturer’s experts to determine the cause of the fire. Once the results are known, we will issue a further announcement to explain what steps are necessary to return the wind farm to full operation.”