Turbine fire at Coldham Wind Farm near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Feb 2025Published 7 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- Coldham Wind Farm near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Operator
- ScottishPower Renewables
- What
- A wind turbine caught fire
- Manufacturer
- Vestas
- Cause
- Not reported
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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): ScottishPower Renewables, Vestas
What happened
A wind turbine caught fire at Coldham Wind Farm, near Wisbech, in Cambridgeshire, UK. The site is operated and owned by ScottishPower Renewables, with turbines manufactured by Vestas. The incident was reported by a local news outlet in early February 2025. No further details on the cause, the turbine's capacity, injuries or emergency response were provided in the available source material. The report consisted primarily of a brief headline and website navigation content, with no substantive account of how the fire started, how long it burned, or what damage resulted. As such, this entry reflects only the confirmed fact that a wind turbine fire occurred at this location.
Lessons learned
- A wind turbine fire at Coldham Wind Farm shows that operators must prepare for limited initial public detail on turbine fires.
- ScottishPower Renewables should publish full reports on Vestas turbine fires so insurers can assess nacelle fire risks quickly.
More lessons on emergency response and public communication, structural integrity and turbines, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- Cause of the fire
- Turbine model and age
- Emergency response details
- Damage and downtime
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Source
Site page: Coldham (status, dates and other incidents)
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Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
