Battery storage fire at solar and storage site in Anjwa Township, Shinan-gun, South Korea

Jan 2025Published 11 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorThermal / fireProvisional96 MW

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Where: Anjwa Township, Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
What: Fire destroyed one battery pack at ESS
Injuries: None reported
Response: Sixteen fire personnel and nine vehicles extinguished blaze in 44 minutes
Cause: Chemical factor within battery system under investigation

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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): KCH group, LG Chem

What happened

On 4 January 2025 a fire broke out at an energy storage system (ESS) co-located with a solar facility in Anjwa Township, Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The battery equipment was manufactured by LG Chem, and the system was integrated by KCH group. The fire destroyed one battery pack. Sixteen fire personnel and nine vehicles were deployed and extinguished the blaze within 44 minutes of the report being received. Fire authorities estimated property damage at around 25 million Korean won.

No injuries were reported in the source article. Fire and police investigators said the fire was believed to have been caused by a chemical factor within the battery system, and were continuing to investigate the exact cause.

Contributing factors

Fire and police authorities suspected a chemical factor within the battery system as the cause, though the precise cause remained under investigation at the time of reporting.

Lessons learned

A battery pack fire at a co-located solar and storage site was limited to one unit when crews responded with sixteen personnel and nine vehicles.
Operators should fit detection systems tuned to chemical failure modes in LG Chem battery packs to allow early isolation.

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Published 2026-09-11. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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