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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-35693

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 14 March 2025
  • Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 21 March 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate the recent fire at the battery energy storage system site at Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire.


Answer

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