Highlands & Islands Fire melts solar panels at house in Highland beauty spot A large part of the roof was engulfed in flames. By Alberto Lejarraga April 22 2024, 8:57 am April 22 2024, 8:57 am Share Fire melts solar panels at house in Highland beauty spot Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6440854/house-fire-knoydart/ Copy Link The roof of a house in Knoydart was partly destroyed by the fire. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson Firefighters were called to tackle a house fire at a west coast beauty spot at the weekend. A large part of the roof of a property in Knoydart, a national scenic area in Lochaber, was engulfed in flames on Saturday, April 20. An image sent by a reader shows several solar panels on the house’s roof completely scorched after the incident. Knoydart is one of the 40 national scenic areas of Scotland. Image: Bill Cameron Firefighters extinguish house fire in Knoydart Two fire crews were sent to tackle the blaze in the early afternoon. Firefighters used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. A SFRS spokeswoman said: “We were called to tackle a fire in Knoydart at 1:15pm on Saturday, April 20. “There were two appliances in attendance and two jets and small tools were used to tackle the fire.” It is unknown if anyone was injured in the incident. The Scottish Ambulance Service has been approached for comment.
