Fire breaks out at solar field near Boulder City
A fire broke out Thursday at a solar field near Boulder City, according to an email from the Boulder City Fire Department.
Fire Chief Greg Chesser said in the email that a fire was reported by 911 callers at a solar field near U.S. Highway 95 south of Boulder City around 4 p.m.
“On arrival, we found a solar panel electrical inverter fully involved,” Chesser said. “Once the system was de-energized, we quickly extinguished the fire.”
Chesser said the fire was inside the Techren Solar field, a series of solar projects that uses power to serve NV Energy customers.
The Henderson Fire Department also responded to the blaze, officials said. As of 6 p.m. on Thursday, firefighters were still at the scene, Chesser said.
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