Wind turbine fire breaks out at winery: Cops

MATTITUCK, NY — A wind turbine fire broke out at a North Fork winery recently, police said.

According to Southold Town Police, the fire broke out on May 30 at 1:29 p.m. at Shinn Estate Vineyards on Oregon Road in Mattituck.

Southold Town Police and Mattituck Fire Department responded to the actively burning wind turbine; the Mattituck Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire before it was able to cause any injury or further damage, police said.

The cause of the fire was deemed to have been an electrical malfunction, police said.