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Grass fire damages solar panels behind Williams Elementary in Farmington

2024Published 25 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorThermal / fireProvisional
Estimated damageEstimated by the register's adjusterHow? Know the real figure?
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out of service for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate
From the recordRoot cause hidden
Where
Williams Elementary solar field, Farmington, Arkansas
Operator
Entegrity Energy Partners
What
Several solar panels damaged in grass fire
Cause
Attributed to a mower

What happened

Several solar panels in a solar field behind Williams Elementary in Farmington were damaged in a grass fire, according to fire officials. The headline of the only available report said a fire chief attributed the fire to a mower. Injuries, the scale of the damage beyond several panels, and whether the array was taken out of service were not reported in the text available.

Contributing factors

A grass fire reached the solar field. The headline attributes the start of the fire to a mower; that account is not set out in the visible article text and is not confirmed.

Lessons learned

  1. Vegetation work beside solar arrays should be planned so that mowers and other equipment do not ignite dry grass.
  2. After a grass fire, modules and nearby electrical equipment should be inspected before the array is returned to service.
  3. Early reports of cause and damage should be checked against the fire service account before they are treated as confirmed.

More lessons on maintenance, inspection and ageing assets, fire suppression and firefighting, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • How the mower started the fire
  • Number of panels affected
  • Downtime and repair cost

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Source

nwaonline.com

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Published 2026-09-25. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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