Battery room fire at solar-plus-storage site in Iksan-si, South Korea
May 2022Published 7 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- Eoryang-ri, Mangseong-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- What
- Fire in battery energy storage system room
- Injuries
- None reported
- Response
- Flames controlled in 40 minutes, full suppression late that night
- Cause
- Under investigation
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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Samsung SDI
What happened
A fire broke out in the battery energy storage system room of a solar power facility in Eoryang-ri, Mangseong-myeon, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, in the early afternoon. Fire crews brought the visible flames under control within about 40 minutes, but the battery fire continued to smoulder and took several more hours to fully extinguish, with full suppression achieved late that night. No injuries were reported. Around 60 square metres of the ESS room were burned, and local fire authorities estimated the property loss at roughly 200 million Korean won.
The cause of the fire was under investigation by fire and electrical safety authorities at the time of reporting, with battery manufacturer Samsung SDI stating that while the fire originated in the battery area, the underlying cause could lie elsewhere in the integrated system.
Contributing factors
Not reported at time of publication; investigation into root cause was ongoing by fire authorities and the national electrical safety agency.
Lessons learned
- Battery fires in enclosed ESS rooms can smoulder for hours after visible flames are suppressed, so operators must plan for extended monitoring and resources.
- Root cause analysis for ESS fires needs joint work by fire services and electrical safety regulators, as origin in the battery area may not mean the battery itself failed.
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Not yet known
- Root cause of the fire
- Battery model and age
- Downtime and repair cost
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Source
Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
