Solar inverter fire on agricultural building in Shropshire

June 2026Published 28 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where: agricultural building of about 20 by 20 metres at Marton, Baschurch, Shrewsbury
What: barn fire involving an electrical solar panel inverter on 25 June 2026
Injuries: None reported
Response: Three appliances attended with water carrier, hosereel jet and thermal imaging camera
Cause: Not reported

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What happened

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a barn fire on 25 June 2026 involving an electrical solar panel inverter on an agricultural building of about 20 metres by 20 metres in Marton, Baschurch, Shrewsbury. Three appliances attended. Equipment recorded included a hosereel jet and a thermal imaging camera. The report does not state the extent of damage, whether anyone was injured, or the cause.

Contributing factors

The fire service report does not state a cause.

Lessons learned

Solar inverters on agricultural buildings should be identifiable and isolatable for attending crews.
Fire logs for inverter fires should record damage and whether the array remained energised.
Operators should treat a short official report as incomplete until damage and cause are known.

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Not yet known

Cause of the fire
Extent of damage
Whether the fire was brought under control
Inverter model and age

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Source

shropshirefire.gov.uk

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Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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