Wind turbine catches fire in UK
Acrid black smoke is blanketing Hull as multiple firefighters were called at around 7am this morning to put out the wind turbine blaze.
Flames can be seen completely engulfing the turbine’s blades and residents have been advised to close their windows while the fire is tackled.
The 125m-tall (410ft) source of renewable energy is in the north of the city close to the Croda chemicals manufacturing site. It is reported by the Hull Daily Mail to be the oldest turbine in the city and stands 125m tall.
BBC reports the fire is now out after parts of it fell on to the grass, burning the area.
Nearly 120 wind turbines catch fire each year in the UK, according to research in 2014 – ten times the number reported by the industry.
The figures, compiled by engineers at Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh, make fire the second-largest cause of accidents after blade failure.
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