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Roof Fire

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These bungalows a couple of miles away are council owned. A few years ago Flintshire County Council installed solar panels on their housing stock.
http://www.deeside.com/firefighters-rescue-pensioner-from-ewloe-bungalow-blaze/

As it says, "The cause of the fire is thought to be electrical."

However a few years ago Flintshire County Council installed solar panels on their housing stock. Whilst the sun would not be shining at that time of night and the solar panels generating, are there any fault modes where the fire can come from the panel or associated wiring when off stream?

I'm not impressed by "The fire had spread across the roofspace to the adjoining bungalow" I thought that there was supposed to be some separation or barrier between adjoining properties?

Clive
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    I am not aware of any means by which PV modules or the wiring thereto could start a fire during darkness.

    The mains voltage circuit to the inverter could catch fire if damaged or defective, but is no more of a risk than any other circuit. During darkness the risk is reduced as no current flows, but fire due to leakage is possible.
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    I guess a small fire started during daylight could smoulder for hours before taking hold.


    If it electrical though, I agree it's more likely to be an 'ordinary' circuit - lighting, or a TV-amp or light in the loft left on.


    The fire service did used to have a reputation for attributing any fire they couldn't see an obvious cause for to 'an electrical fault' ... I'm not sure if that'll still the case these days.


    Fire breaks between properties will only be expected to hold for a certain length of time - even in this case it seems that only smoke got into next door rather than the fire.


       - Andy.

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