Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 21 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate the recent fire at the battery energy storage system site at Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire.
It is the role of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to investigate fires. SFRS attended a 9-tonne lithium-ion phosphate battery fire at Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire on 21 February 2025. It had been damaged in transit and was not installed. The fire was extinguished, and crews left the scene at approximately 6.40pm. There were no casualties