Wind turbine burns out in Dingen, Dithmarschen

Nov 2026Published 13 Nov 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MajorThermal / fireProvisionalNext update 13 Nov3.4 MW

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What happened

A fire broke out in a wind turbine at Dingen in the Dithmarschen district in the early hours of a Friday morning. A police patrol car crew noticed the flames at around 03:30 and alerted the fire service through the regional control centre. Firefighters from Eddelak, 25 personnel in total, saw the flames from several kilometres away on the approach. They could not fight the fire because the turbine, at its height, was beyond their reach.

Crews secured the danger zone and checked the surroundings to rule out spread to neighbouring areas, and police cordoned off a wide area. The turbine was allowed to burn out under controlled conditions. The operator was informed and arrived at the site shortly afterwards. According to the operator, the turbine has an 80 metre hub height and a capacity of 3.4 MW. The fire service left after about one hour.

Contributing factors

The source does not state the cause of the fire. The source reports that there was no combustible material in the immediate surroundings, so there was no further risk of spread on the ground.

Lessons learned

Operators and fire services should agree in advance how turbine fires that cannot be reached from the ground will be handled, including exclusion distances and controlled burn-out decisions.
Fire alarms from turbines should reach the operator and the emergency services as quickly as possible, so that fires are reported and responded to early.
Cordon distances around turbines should account for fire, debris and the risk of spread to neighbouring areas.

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presseportal.de

Published 2026-11-13. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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