Fire At Blackburn Meadows Power Station

[Baron99]

It must be serious, it was mentioned on the main news. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnkdkg99nkwo

[The_DADDY]

Apparently it isn't a fire.

Emergency services have been sent to the Blackburn Meadows power station in Sheffield.

 

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had eight engines at the site in Alsing Road.

 

A spokesperson said: "Anyone living nearby should keep their doors and windows closed. Please avoid the area while crews work."

 

No details have been given about what prompted the action, which also saw police and the ambulance service attend, but it is understood not to be a fire.

[Baron99]

7 minutes ago, The_DADDY said:

Apparently it isn't a fire.

Emergency services have been sent to the Blackburn Meadows power station in Sheffield.

 

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had eight engines at the site in Alsing Road.

 

A spokesperson said: "Anyone living nearby should keep their doors and windows closed. Please avoid the area while crews work."

 

No details have been given about what prompted the action, which also saw police and the ambulance service attend, but it is understood not to be a fire.

The BBC website's been updated.  When I posted it, it was from 3 hours ago & heard same on the BBC news at 22:00.

[Resident]

Fire crews are still there as of this post. 

 

2 engines and what looks to be an industrial waste skip wagon in fire colours and blue light bar on top of the cab. 

[Chekhov]

I'll bet it was a big over reaction, as is pretty much everything these days

[RollingJ]

You weren't there, you do not know what goes off there, or how it operates/its safety precautions, so do not make assumptions.

[Prettytom]

36 minutes ago, Chekhov said:

I'll bet it was a big over reaction, as is pretty much everything these days

You’re probably right.

 

They should just let power stations burn to

the ground. Everyone has gone soft.

In the 1970s you could burn a power station down and then go home with your head stuck out of a train window.

[Meltman]

2 hours ago, Chekhov said:

I'll bet it was a big over reaction, as is pretty much everything these days

You are right, there's a lot of over reaction from some people these days!

[The_DADDY]

So was it a fire or not?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68028442.amp

 

Sheffield power station blaze under control, says fire service

19 January 2024, 08:31 GMT

Updated 3 hours ago

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, The_DADDY said:

So was it a fire or not?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68028442.amp

 

Sheffield power station blaze under control, says fire service

19 January 2024, 08:31 GMT

Updated 3 hours ago

According to that story, it was a fire - but in storage facilities, not the plant itself.