Wind turbine fire prompts fire service response in Fermanagh
Oct 2025Published 7 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- Wind turbine, Makenny Road, Ballinamallard, Co Fermanagh on 10 October 2025
- What
- Fire at wind turbine
- Injuries
- None reported
- Response
- NIFRS attended, incident ongoing with crews present
- Cause
- Not reported
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What happened
On 10 October 2025, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended a fire at a wind turbine on Makenny Road, Ballinamallard, in Co Fermanagh. A photograph from the scene showed smoke billowing from the top of the turbine while it stood in a field, consistent with a fire in or near the nacelle, though this is not explicitly confirmed by the source. The report describes the incident as ongoing at the time of publication, with fire crews confirmed in attendance.
The cause of the fire, the turbine operator, its capacity, and whether the fire was fully extinguished are not reported. No injuries were mentioned in the source material.
Contributing factors
Not reported.
Lessons learned
- Smoke from the top of a turbine requires fire service attendance even in rural areas, as crews must reach elevated components.
- Fire crews need clear access to respond to nacelle-level fires that cannot be fought from the ground.
More lessons on fire suppression and firefighting, structural integrity and turbines, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- Turbine operator and capacity
- Whether the fire was extinguished
- Turbine model and age
- Cost of damage and downtime
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Source
Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
