Image: Guardia Civil, Ministerio del Interieur
A forest fire that burned around 800 hectares in Casas de Don Pedro, in the southern province of Badajoz in Spain, was created in June in a photovoltaic plant, according to Seprona.
Researchers determined by forensic inspection that the fire started in a box that overheated the tracking system of the solar panel. It quickly spread as a result of high temperatures and gaps in the implementation of the Extremadura Forest Fire Prevention Plan (Preifex) by the factory.
Since last June, Seprona has been investigating the fire near the Casas de Don Pedro factory, in the areas of Las Trescientas and Navallegua. Endesa, a subsidiary of the Italian multinational enel, built several 127 MW photovoltaic plants there after the third auction of Spain in July 2017. In 2022 the company integrated into some of these plants.
The bourgeoisie has opened an investigation into a local resident who is responsible for the power plant.
The weather conditions accelerated the fire and the proximity of isolated houses and cattle facilities led the authorities to explain a danger of level 1.
The fire affected meadow, crops, Holm Oak Forests and Strublland, with damage reported by about a dozen residents of government offices.
Firefighters have deployed four helicopters, two small aircraft, a seaplane, 15 fire trucks and crews, environmental activists, technicians, medical services, municipal council staff and patrols for the civil list. Authorities brought the fire under control after about four hours.
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