Solar panel fires outpace installations: QBESolar panel fires in the U.K. have surged 133% over the four years since 2022, more than twice the 52% increase in solar installations, according to Australia-headquartered QBE Insurance Group Ltd., International Fire and Safety Journal reported. Commercial property fires increased 46% year on year in 2025, while industrial property fires more than doubled, with direct-current cabling and connectors the leading identified cause of solar panel fires that year.