Battery room fire at solar site in Palgeum-myeon, Sinan-gun, South Korea

What happened

A fire broke out in the battery storage room of a solar power facility in Palgeum-myeon, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, in the early afternoon. Fire crews deployed multiple vehicles and around twenty personnel, bringing the fire under initial control within under an hour. No injuries were reported. Authorities identified the battery room as the origin of the fire and began investigating the exact cause and the extent of property damage. The battery system involved used nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) chemistry. At the time of reporting, the investigation into root cause and financial impact was ongoing, and no further details on the specific battery configuration or capacity were disclosed.

Contributing factors

Not reported.

Lessons learned

1. NMC battery rooms at solar sites need early detection and suppression sized for that chemistry, because fire crews reached initial control only after deploying twenty personnel.
2. Co-located battery rooms require pre-planned access routes for multiple fire vehicles, as response time depended on rapid identification of the origin.

More lessons on detection and monitoring, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

• Root cause of the fire
• Battery capacity and configuration
• Extent of property damage
• Downtime of the facility

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Source

news1.kr