Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Solar panels big issue for fire fighters

Via WiscoDave


Talk about unintended consequences.   A company installs solar roof panels to save energy costs, Then when there is a fire, the building burns down because the solar panels impeded firefighters
Delanco, New Jersey, volunteer fire crews rushed to the burning meat warehouse on Sunday and discovered the roof was covered in solar panels, forcing firefighters to change tactics. It took 29 hours to put out the flames at the Dietz & Watson warehouse, which was left gutted and smoldering in ruins.
"Do I think we'd have had a different outcome if we could get on the roof? Sure," Delanco Deputy Fire Chief Robert Hubler said.

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