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Fire at Statera BESS project in England brought under control, handed back to site management

February 24, 2025
A fire broke out at an under-construction BESS project in Essex, England, on 19 February and was brought under control and then handed back to site management a day later.
Even when BESS fires only have limited impact such as this incident at the Victoria Big Battery in Australia, they make the news, while prevented fires do not. Image: Country Fire Authority.

Fire hits construction of 300MW Victorian Big Battery in Australia

July 30, 2021
Update 2 August 2021 (2): The fire was declared under control at 3:05pm local time today, CFA said.

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