Last month, an explosion occurred at a solar power generation facility in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture, injuring four firefighters, and the fire department and police began investigating the scene on the 9th. Employees from the Tokyo Fire Research Center will also be participating in the verification to investigate in detail the cause of the explosion and fire.
On the night of the 27th of last month, there was a fire at the Hayashi Solar System Takayanagi Power Plant, a solar power generation facility located in Oguchi Ota, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture.As they were about to begin removing smoke from the building, an explosion occurred and firefighters Four people were injured.
According to the fire department, the explosion occurred in a building that houses power storage equipment near solar panels, and it is a rare case nationwide.The fire department and police will be calling the Fire Research Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Fire and Disaster Management Agency from the 9th. We have begun on-site verification with the participation of our staff.
The verification was carried out by approximately 50 people, who spent the morning of the 9th examining the solar panels by taking photographs.
We plan to carry out verification over the next few days, including the building where the power storage equipment is located, and will investigate in detail the cause of the explosion and fire.