Overview
- Late Monday evening a turbine at the Simonsberg wind park in Kreis Nordfriesland caught fire in its nacelle about 84 metres above ground.
- Roughly 60 emergency personnel responded but standard ladder and hose access was limited by the structure’s height of about 140 metres.
- Reports differ on tactics used: some accounts say crews allowed the nacelle to burn in a controlled way while a police spokeswoman told reporters the fire was later extinguished.
- The damaged turbine has been taken out of service and one outlet reported several million euros in losses, though the official cause and full damage estimate remain under investigation.
- The incident highlights how nacelle fires at tall coastal turbines can block direct firefighting access and that investigators will examine technical faults and response limits next.