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PEOPLE planning on putting solar panels on their homes are actuality brash to use a able installer afterwards a Thornbury abode bent bonfire and larboard a ancestors homeless.
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Anthony McIntyre, 51, is attractive to re-house his ancestors afterwards a bonfire bankrupt out in their loft, in Lavender Close, on Wednesday, August 12.
Mr McIntyre managed to escape the family’s home of 12 years hale from the bonfire with his wife Angela, 57 and their 15-year-old babe Chloe, who was comatose in bed at the time.
The fire, which started accidentally afterwards their solar console inverter combusted, acquired baptize and smoke accident to the roof and bristles apartment and a bathroom.
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Avon Bonfire and Accomplishment Account said that although fires involving solar panels are rare, it is important that the systems are accurately designed, abide of appropriately activated components, are abundantly installed and are consistently maintained.
A backer said: “We accept no acumen to accept that the bonfire risks associated with photovoltaic panels are any greater than with any added electrical equipment.
“Incidents area fires accept developed in these accessories tend to accept occurred due to adulterated or incorrect equipment. So it is important that these systems are accurately designed, abide of appropriately activated components, are abundantly installed and are consistently maintained.
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“We would admonish anyone because installing solar panels to ensure they use a able installer and that the panels are serviced afterward the manufacturer’s guidelines.”
A bonfire agent from Thornbury abounding the Thornbury abode bonfire aftermost week, followed by a added three from Thornbury, Kingswood and Patchway.
Mr Mcintyre believes the bonfire started due to the inverter for their 20 solar panels combusting in the loft, erupting into bonfire and falling bottomward into a additional bedroom.
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“My wife was alone in the attic aftermost anniversary attractive for some adorned dress things. There was no assurance of any botheration at all," he said.
“The severity of the accident is now actuality adjourned – but the capital affair is that no one got hurt. What affairs is that anybody is OK.
“I anticipate it is important that bodies adviser their solar panels – we still don’t apperceive why this happened but it raises questions as to what to attending out for.”
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The family, who are now attractive for acting busy accommodation, accept thanked their neighbours and the emergency casework for their ‘superb’ support.
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