Didcot power station fire under control
A serious fire at Didcot B power station in Oxfordshire has been brought under control by firefighters.
The fire broke out on the evening of October 19 in one of the two cooling tower modules at the plant.
According to plant owners RWE Generation, the module supplies cooling water to one of the two generating units at Didcot B and half of the station’s output has been affected.
The fire spread to three other cooling towers due to high winds but Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service, called to the station at 2010, brought the blaze under control at 2200 and extinguished it at around midnight.
Firefighters are now dampening-down the affected area and are expected to remain on site for the next 24 hours. No injuries were recorded to either the emergency services or RWE npower personnel who operate the plant.
Simon Furlong, Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service’s Assistant Chief Fire Officer, said: ‘This was a serious fire which began in one of Didcot B power station’s cooling towers and spread to three other cooling towers.
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