FIRE crews were called to an incident at a converter station at Hunterston for a £1bn, 260-mile undersea power cable between Scotland and England. There were reports of an explosion taking place at the site, and images appeared on social media of smoke coming from the scene. Scottish Fire and Rescue were called to the site near the Hunterston nuclear plant on Thursday afternoon. The facility was visibly damaged by the explosion, with several pieces of outer cladding shaken loose.
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