Fire involving solar panels on a garage roof in the Ludlow station area

What happened

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service recorded a property fire involving five solar panels on a garage roof. Two appliances were logged at 11:45 on 22 February 2019, with Ludlow as the operations station and station ground, and a utility company listed among the agencies. The log does not report injuries, cause or the extent of damage.

Lessons learned

1. Fire and rescue services should be ready to respond to fires involving small rooftop solar arrays, including panels on outbuildings.
2. Owners should keep isolation information where responders can find it.
3. Incident records should state clearly when solar panels were involved, even if cause and damage are not yet known.

Source

shropshirefire.gov.uk