Mossmorran: photos show orange glare from flaring at chemical plant

Pictures taken by an Edinburgh resident show evidence of flaring happening at a chemical plant in Fife over the weekend.

Pictures taken from Edinburgh street show orange glare above Mossmorran in Fife picture: JPI Media

An investigation has been launched after SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) received reports of elevated flaring at the Mossmorran site at around 3.30am on Sunday, 4 October.

Photos show the orange glare still looms above the Ethylene Plant the following morning.

ExxonMobil has since said there is an “isolated technical issue” with one of its machines, apologising for the disturbance and stressing the use of the flare is “completely safe”.

A spokesman for the company said engineers are still on site dealing withe the faulty machine.

More updates as we get them.