NEWBURYPORT – Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury III reports that the Newburyport Fire Department extinguished a solar panel fire at a single-family home recently.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19 at approximately 8:46 a.m., Newburyport Fire responded to 247 Merrimack St. for reports that smoke was showing from a roof.
Upon arrival, crews observed that a solar panel located on the roof of the addition of a single-family home was on fire.
Crews immediately began extinguishing the flames and were able to contain the fire to just the roof of the addition.
There were no reported injuries. Damages are estimated to be around $10,000.
Two additional calls came in as crews were on the scene. The Salisbury Fire Department, providing coverage for the department, responded to reports of a gas leak at a Newburyport post office as well as a smoke alarm that sounded at a nursing home in Newburyport.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Newburyport Fire Department and Newburyport Electrical Inspector. ♦
