Rooftop solar panels catch fire on a building in North Andover, Massachusetts
July 2020Published 6 Oct 2026
What happened
On the afternoon of Friday 31 July 2020, fire crews responded to a fire involving solar panels on a roof in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. Firefighters were seen fighting the flames on the roof after several of the panels were engulfed. The report does not say what kind of building it was, how many panels were affected, whether the fire spread into the roof or the building, or whether anyone was hurt.
The cause of the fire was not reported, and no further information was released at the time of the report. This is a brief initial news report and the full extent of the incident is not known.
Lessons learned
- Ensure safe firefighter access and isolation arrangements for rooftop arrays.
- Record and share causes of rooftop solar fires to identify patterns.
Source
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Published 2026-10-06. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.