There have been some spectacular flameouts in the land of solar cells lately.
Actually, there was one today. Couldn’t have made a bigger splash if it tried as it fried.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre after “all the solar panels on the roof” caught fire.https://t.co/pWg1nLCHGQ
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) May 13, 2024
Yes, you read that right. In the middle of a big swim meet with thousands of school kids and parents gathered in Australia under the roof of the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center, that solar panel-encrusted roof lit off.
Sydney Olympic Park fire: Swimming carnival disrupted after solar panels on roof of aquatic centre go up in flames https://t.co/ZlGAQCIjgH pic.twitter.com/uBbVoLJ5fj
— 🌏 The Three Mile Times 🌎 (@Road_Closed1984) May 13, 2024
All the “carnival” attendees and staff had to hotfoot it out of the…