Fire destroys solar inverter at Daesan-eup plant in Seosan

What happened

On 13 October 2026, a fire broke out at a solar power generation facility in Daesan-eup, Seosan, South Chungcheong, at about 10:50 local time. Fire services reported that the blaze was fully extinguished at about 11:32, roughly 42 minutes after the emergency call was received. Forty-one firefighters, two police officers and 19 vehicles were deployed. One 700 kW solar inverter was completely burnt out, and part of the generation building, which has a lightweight steel frame and a steel-sheet roof, was scorched.

Fire services estimated property damage at 8.36 million won, all of it to movable property, with no damage to buildings reported. No injuries were reported. Fire services are investigating the cause and the detailed course of the damage.

Contributing factors

The cause of the fire had not been determined at the time of reporting. Fire services said they were investigating the exact cause and the detailed course of the damage.

Lessons learned

1. The cause of this fire has not been determined, so operators should check inverter electrical connections, enclosure ventilation and thermal monitoring as part of routine maintenance.
2. Operators should consider fire detection and automatic isolation for inverter rooms and generation buildings so that a fault can be contained quickly.
3. Sites should keep current emergency plans and access information for the local fire service.

More lessons on detection and monitoring, fire suppression and firefighting, from every incident on the register.

Source

joongdo.co.kr