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In the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, an explosion ripped off the outer wall of a show house equipped with solar panels and a residential battery. The building, which was empty at the time of the incident, will likely be demolished. A serious explosion occurred last Wednesday in Schönberg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. A residential building was severely damaged, with an entire outer wall torn off. The volunteer fire brigade in Schönberg reported a loud bang followed by a pressure wave. Thick smoke followed. The fire was quickly brought under control, although embers continued to smolder, according to a fire brigade spokesman interviewed by pv magazine . At the time of writing yesterday, the structural stability of the building was being checked and the surrounding area had been cordoned off. Demolition is probably the only option, the fire department spokesman said. No one was injured in the explosion as residents were on holiday, the fire department said. The building was constructed by Viebrockhaus, which installs a solar array and a residential energy storage system. Viebrockhaus did not respond to a query from pv magazine and the fire department spokesman was unable to provide details about the manufacturer of the residential battery. The building has been closed to the public and police have taken over the investigation into the cause of the fire and explosion. A fire brigade spokesman confirmed to pv magazine that the building had no gas connections. German energy storage company Senec said the building was not equipped with one of its storage systems. The Leipzig-based company said: “We monitor all of our installed storage systems using the relevant data streams and can therefore state with certainty that the affected storage device is not a Senec device.” |
