Pick-up carrying solar cells bursts into flames on Chaeng Wattana - driver/passenger escape unhurt

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Dramatic fire!

 

Daily News reported that police were called after a Mitsubishi Triton pick-up burst into flames outside the offices of the National Telecom Public Company Ltd on Chaeng Wattana outbound yesterday at 4.30 pm.

 

Surachai, 30, said he was going home to Nonthaburi after picking up a load of solar cells from Minburi.

He noticed a fire coming from the back as he was stopped in a pre-rush hour traffic jam.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

He and a passenger fled to safety but their vehicle was completely destroyed. 

 

Police think there was a short circuit of some kind in the solar cells but are investigating further to determine the exact cause. 

 

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[Geoffggi]

Thailand want to go all electric - What could possibly go wrong ...........LOL

[toofarnorth]

................police are investigating further to determine the exact cause.  Not much to see here I would think.

[Crossy]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police think there was a short circuit of some kind in the solar cells but are investigating further to determine the exact cause. 

 

I think the police need a new "expert". If it really was just solar panels the chances of anything untoward happening with them not connected is vanishingly small.

[eisfeld]

29 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

I think the police need a new "expert". If it really was just solar panels the chances of anything untoward happening with them not connected is vanishingly small.

They might have had cables just dangling around without isolation? Low chance but it is possible to start a fire that way. You know how creative they can be when it comes to creating electrical hazards ????

 

That being said, solar cells don't have a ton of flamable material so the fire shouldn't be that huge and cause the whole rest of the car to go up in flames. Maybe stored with some other more dangerous material in the boot?

[Muhendis]

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I think the police need a new "expert". If it really was just solar panels the chances of anything untoward happening with them not connected is vanishingly small.

At a guess I would suggest that input wires were connected to output wires and the short circuit current would have been enough to heat up a few poorly made internal connections between cells. Probably would not have happened if panels were t'other way up. Mind you if there was a poor internal connection it would have shown up sooner or later anyway.

I wonder how the explanation went to the insurance company.

[Aussieroaming]

Most likely someone simply tossed a lit cigarette butt into the back onto some rags and the solar panels added to the burn pile.

[KhunLA]

Truck catches on fire ... solar cells shouldn't even be in the headline. 

 

"Another ICE spontaneously combusts ... TH heading toward all EVs to void more mishaps in the future " ... ????

[Crossy]

An off-topic attempt to de-rail the thread has been removed.

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Police think there was a short circuit of some kind in the solar cells but are investigating further to determine the exact cause. 

The old 'short circuit', up there with "The brakes failed"

[pl8lad]

Hello,  I'm trying to contact Tim Newton, but I'm not sure how to reply to his video programs. I missed a recent weekend program he had re eyesight surgery,  I want to ask if there is a podcast of this I can watch.

Many thanks for any info.

pl8lad.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Thailand want to go all electric - What could possibly go wrong ...........LOL

Electrocutions overtaking road deaths?

[digger70]

How Do Solar Panels Work - Performance Services

 

https://www.performanceservices.com › how-do-solar-p...

Solar panels themselves do not store energy;

[lujanit]

13 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

The old 'short circuit', up there with "The brakes failed"

and lap nai

[Photoguy21]

17 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Truck catches on fire ... solar cells shouldn't even be in the headline. 

 

"Another ICE spontaneously combusts ... TH heading toward all EVs to void more mishaps in the future " ... ????

Been quite a few EV's going on fire which is or should be a matter to be taken seriously

[mrfill]

12 hours ago, pl8lad said:

Hello,  I'm trying to contact Tim Newton, but I'm not sure how to reply to his video programs. I missed a recent weekend program he had re eyesight surgery,  I want to ask if there is a podcast of this I can watch.

Many thanks for any info.

pl8lad.

There's his youtube channel...  https://www.youtube.com/@timnewtontoday

[RocketDog]

23 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I think the police need a new "expert". If it really was just solar panels the chances of anything untoward happening with them not connected is vanishingly small.

Agreed. Likely carrying batteries in truck as well. Also I assume that only one or two panels at most were exposed to sun, so output was low.

Conceivably IF all the cells were active and output WIRES partially shorted (as in fairly low resistance connection) enough I2R energy MAY have been available to burn wire insulation. But again, not enough combustible material on wires to cause a fire like this.

 

Too many 'Ifs': I'm going with the battery scenario.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 12/16/2022 at 10:21 AM, Geoffggi said:

Thailand want to go all electric - What could possibly go wrong ...........LOL

The rest of the world wants to go electric, what could possibly go wrong?

[Liverpool Lou]

On 12/16/2022 at 10:47 AM, Crossy said:

 

I think the police need a new "expert". If it really was just solar panels the chances of anything untoward happening with them not connected is vanishingly small.

It said solar cells, could that be different from solar panels...I've no idea, you may have?

[Liverpool Lou]

On 12/16/2022 at 2:51 PM, Aussieroaming said:

Most likely someone simply tossed a lit cigarette butt into the back onto some rags and the solar panels added to the burn pile.

Sounds highly unlikely to me.

[Liverpool Lou]

On 12/16/2022 at 4:19 PM, KhunLA said:

Truck catches on fire ... solar cells shouldn't even be in the headline. 

Only if you disregard the report that it was the solar cells that combusted!

[ExpatOilWorker]

Just further proof that renewals cause climate change and widespread pollution.