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Leak from solar heating system at Carnegie Leisure Centre Dunfermline

Sept 2019Published 25 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where
Carnegie Leisure Centre Dunfermline
Operator
Fife Sports
What
Leak of low-hazardous chemical from solar panel heating system
Cause
Not reported
Response
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service treated it as chemical incident

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Fife Sports

What happened

Carnegie Leisure Centre in Dunfermline was evacuated after an odour was detected. Fife Sports said the odour was related to a leak of a low-hazardous chemical from a solar panel heating system on the roof. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service treated it as a chemical incident, and police described the substance as non-corrosive with no risk to the public. The centre was due to reopen at 1pm. Pilmuir Street was closed to traffic and reopened at 8.45am.

Contributing factors

The source does not report why the heating system leaked.

Lessons learned

  1. An odour from rooftop solar heating plant should prompt full evacuation until the fire service confirms the building is safe.
  2. A chemical smell at a leisure centre with solar heating must be treated as a possible fluid leak until ruled out.

More lessons on fire suppression and firefighting, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Cause of the leak
  • Solar heating system model and age
  • Duration of centre closure
  • Cost of the incident

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Source

dunfermlinepress.com

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