Solar panels catch fire on Bank of America building roof in Plano
July 2022Published 28 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- Five-story Bank of America office building in Plano
- What
- Solar panels on the roof caught fire
- Injuries
- None reported
- Response
- Two-alarm fire reported at about 10:20 a.m.
- Cause
- Not reported
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What happened
On the morning of 29 July 2022, solar panels on the roof of a five-storey Bank of America office building in Plano, Texas, caught fire. The two-alarm fire was reported at about 10.20 a.m. on the 7100 block of Corporate Drive. Dozens of panels were installed on the roof, and a number of them were charred and destroyed. The building was evacuated and no injuries were reported. It was not clear whether the fire damaged the building.
Contributing factors
The cause was not reported.
Lessons learned
- Occupied buildings with rooftop solar need a clear way to isolate the array and give the fire service safe access after evacuation.
- If only part of an array is fire-damaged, the remainder should be treated as potentially live until it is isolated and inspected.
- The array should not be returned to service until building damage and the cause have been checked.
More lessons on fire suppression and firefighting, electrical protection and isolation, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- Cause of the fire
- Solar panel model and age
- Damage to the building
- Downtime or cost
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Source
Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
