Fire involving solar panels at a Market Harborough house spreads to an adjoining property
June 2026Published 28 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- Carroll Street, Market Harborough
- What
- Fire on first floor and roof involving solar panels, spread to adjoining property
- Response
- Four appliances and aerial ladder platform; gas isolated by Cadent
- Cause
- Not reported
- Outcome
- Roof collapsed; fire believed out after damping down
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What happened
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service received multiple calls to a building fire on Carroll Street in Market Harborough. Crews reported that one two-storey domestic dwelling was involved in a fire involving solar panels, with fire on the first floor and the roof, and that it had spread to an adjoining property. Breathing apparatus, hose reels and jets were used. The gable was unstable and the roof collapsed, and crews later worked from outside because of structural instability and a risk of stair collapse.
All persons were accounted for. The gas supplier attended and isolated the gas supply. Electricity was requested to attend; the log does not say whether that supply was isolated. The stop message said the fire was believed out, with damping down under way and further inspections planned.
Contributing factors
The cause was not reported. The log records a fire involving solar panels, an unstable gable and a collapsed roof, but it does not state what started the fire.
Lessons learned
- Confirm isolation of the building electricity supply and any solar PV system early, and record what has actually been isolated.
- Reassess roof and gable stability when fire involves a roof with solar panels, and move crews outside if collapse is a risk.
- Check adjoining properties quickly when fire has spread from a roof.
More lessons on electrical protection and isolation, structural integrity and turbines, spacing, layout and fire spread, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- How the fire started
- Whether solar panels were the origin
- Whether electricity supply was isolated
- Cost of the damage
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Source
Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
