Fire crews tackle blaze at power station in Glenrothes
by Stephen Eighteen · The CourierFire crews spent more than two hours tackling a blaze at a power station in Glenrothes.
Multiple appliances headed to the RWE Markinch Power Station at around 2.20pm on Saturday.
Witnesses reported seeing flames and smoke billowing from the biomass plant off the A92.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesperson said at 3.15pm: “We have three appliances in attendance, dealing with a fire at the biomass plant.
“We are at work extinguishing the fire.
“The incident is still ongoing.”
SFRS later confirmed that the fire was extinguished, with the last appliance leaving at 4.36pm.