Drone footage of aftermath of Trawden wind turbine fire

Video footage supplied by Sean Speakman also caught the turbine still spinning as smoke and flames emitted from it.

A wind turbine caught fire in Trawden (Image: LFRS Drone/X)

The fire service's drone team captured some aerial images of the aftermath (Image: LFRS Drone/X)

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service's drone team shared images of the blaze on social media, showing the burnt remains of the top of the turbine.

Just after 2pm on Wednesday (November 19), three fire engines from Colne, Burnley and Darwen attended the incident on Burnley Road, Trawden.

The burnt remains of the turbine (Image: LFRS Drone/X)

Crews attended for around 30 minutes (Image: LFRS Drone/X)

Crews used hose reels to extinguish the blaze and were at the scene for half an hour.

A Lancashire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “At 2.07pm on November 19, three fire engines from Colne, Burnley and Darwen attended an incident on Burnley Road, Trawden, Colne.

“The incident involved a wind turbine which was well alight.

"Crews extinguished the fire using hose reels and were at the scene for 30 minutes.”