1 in 4 building fires now linked to solar: here’s how to reduce the risk
” Discovery Insure and Fire Ops SA held a live demonstration in Modderfontein, Gauteng, on Tuesday showing what happens when a lithium-ion battery enters thermal runaway, a rapid, self-sustaining rise in temperature that can result in an intense fire.
If one cell overheats and goes into thermal runaway, the heat can trigger neighbouring cells, causing the fire to spread rapidly through the battery.
Why solar systems can catch fire CEO and Deputy Fire Chief of Fire Ops SA, De Wet Engelbrecht, said they have seen a sharp increase in solar-related structural fires in the past couple of years.
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