A blaze has broken out at Longannet power station as demolition work continues.
Six Scottish Fire and Rescue appliances and a height appliance are currently on the scene tackling the fire.
A spokeswoman for the service confirmed it was contacted at 2.47pm on Thursday to reports of smoke billowing from the site near Kincardine.
Was only a matter of time… #longannet pic.twitter.com/RfqAaqxMG2
— V TWIN APPAREL (@keithtribe) June 6, 2019
Smoke and fire was seen from miles around.
@BBCBreaking fire at Longannet just happened pic.twitter.com/hF5BxUvHiL
— Mark Phillips (@Forthimage) June 6, 2019
@Journo_Paul when we went past Longannet at 2pm this afternoon, big ? pic.twitter.com/v0gqavO8tL
— Marydawl (@Marydawl83) June 6, 2019
A ScottishPower spokesperson said that another part of what was Scotland’s last coal-fired power station, had been “successfully brought down in a successful controlled explosion”.
She added: “Charges were used to blow down the site’s disused east bunker bay, previously used to store coal, with expected residual burning from some remaining coal dust resulting in some dark smoke being visible in the local area.
Thank you Lily for filming this. P1 to P4 watched a building at Longannet Power Station being demolished today. pic.twitter.com/xxxLJq1AUz
— Ms. Glen (@BPS_P7) June 6, 2019
“The fire brigade attended to assist the demolition contractor as per their normal procedures.”
