Chimney stack COLLAPSES at gas-fired power station in Kent
Strom Eunice’s 122mph winds blow down an 801ft-high chimney stack at gas-fired power station in Kent that supplies electricity to one million homes
- A chimney stack collapsed at a Grain Power Station close to Rochester, Kent
- Record winds of up to 122mph battered the UK during Storm Eunice on Friday
- The £500million power plant is able to supply one million homes with electricity
A chimney stack collapsed at a power station that supplies electricity to one million homes because of extreme winds during Storm Eunice.
The central tower, one of three at Grain Power Station near Rochester, Kent, crumbled yesterday.
The £500million gas-fired power station, which is a little more than a mile from the Kent coast, on the Isle of Grain, was forced to close temporarily.
It has an operational capacity of 1,275 megawatts, which can power up to one million homes in the area.
A chimney collapsed at a power plant on the Isle of Grain in Kent due to winds from Storm Eunice
There are usually three towers (pictured) at the £500million Grain Power Station near Rochester
It came as at least four people were killed by falling trees and debris as Storm Eunice battered the UK with winds of up to 122mph – causing widespread damage and travel chaos for millions across the country.
The top wind speed of 122mph is provisionally highest gust ever in England – even higher than in the 1987 Great Storm.
Uniper UK, which owns the plant, said there were no casualties and no risk to the public.
It said: ‘A weather-related incident has occurred at Grain power station, during storm Eunice.
‘We can confirm that there are no casualties and there is no risk to the local community.
‘However, it has caused some damage on site and the power station has been temporarily taken offline as a precaution.’
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