Solar panels melt during warehouse fire in Pasadena
2025Published 28 Sept 2026
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- Where
- warehouse in Pasadena
- What
- solar panels melted during a fire
- Cause
- Not reported
What happened
A local news headline reports that solar panels on a warehouse in Pasadena melted during a fire. The report does not say whether the fire started in the panels or elsewhere in the building, how much of the array was damaged, or whether anyone was hurt.
Contributing factors
Not reported. The available headline does not give a cause.
Lessons learned
- Solar panels on a warehouse can melt in a building fire, so operators must include rooftop arrays in fire response plans.
- Until the ignition source is known, do not assume rooftop solar panels started the fire.
Not yet known
- Extent of array damage
- Whether anyone was hurt
- Cause of the fire
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Source
Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.