Power station shutdown after chimney is knocked down by Storm Eunice winds

There have been as soon as three towers at Grain Energy station – now there are solely two (Image: PA/ Kent 999)

A tower at an influence station in Kent has been snapped in two by the sheer power of the winds brought on by Storm Eunice.

Grain Energy Station close to Rochester had three towers this morning however has now been left with solely two after one was severely broken by the gusts.

Photos confirmed the center tower has fully disappeared from panorama.

A better-up picture confirmed the winds appeared to have bent the tower in half – sending it crashing right into a neighbouring constructing.

Uniper UK, the house owners of the location, confirmed it had been broken however mentioned nobody was damage.

It was been quickly taken offline whereas officers assess the extent of the destruction.

The £500 million energy station, positioned simply over a mile from the coast, has operational capability of 1,275 megawatts – sufficient to provide a million properties.

A spokesperson mentioned: ‘A weather-related incident has occurred at Grain energy station, throughout storm Eunice.

Now there are two… (Image: Katie Foord)

The tower has been snapped in two and has fallen right into a neighbouring constructing (Image: Kent 999)

‘We are able to verify that there are not any casualties and there's no danger to the area people.

‘Nevertheless, it has brought about some injury on web site and the facility station has been quickly taken offline as a precaution.’

The injury to the location is the most recent in a protracted line of destruction the storm has brought about in London and the south of England.

The O2 Enviornment in Greenwich was ripped aside however sturdy gusts and a church spire in Somerset was toppled off its perch.

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