Vestas turbine fire in Ålesund reported extinguished

2024Published 8 Oct 2026Responsible editor: George, Chief Editor

SignificantThermal / fireProvisionalNext update 8 Oct

Estimated damage ModelledLow confidenceturbine out of service for •• daysShown in the record Full estimateHow? Know the real figure?

Companies named in this entry: Vestas

What happened

EnergyWatch reported on 28 February 2024 that a fire in a Vestas turbine in Ålesund had been extinguished. A statement attributed to Sandøy Vindkraft said the wind power plant had been launched in September or October 2023 after an upgrade. The rest of the article is behind a subscription wall. The available text does not state when the fire started, what caused it, the extent of damage, whether anyone was hurt, or any downtime.

Contributing factors

Not reported in the text available to the register. The plant had returned to service after an upgrade in autumn 2023, but the source does not link that work to the fire.

Lessons learned

Where a public report only confirms that a turbine fire has been extinguished, cause, damage and injuries should be treated as unknown until a fuller account is available.
After a turbine fire, detection, shutdown and isolation should be checked before the machine is returned to service.
Operators should have agreed procedures with local fire services for turbine fires, including how a fire is isolated and extinguished.

More lessons on fire suppression and firefighting, detection and monitoring, worker safety and safe systems of work, from every incident on the register.

Source

energywatch.com

Published 2026-10-08. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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