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Fact check: Are solar panels in Spain really catching fire? | DW News
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2:32Now PlayingClips of burning solar panels and "smoking" streetlights are spreading online — fueling claims that solar panels are a hidden fire hazard. But here's the catch: that viral video is old and not from the current heatwave in Spain. And those fuming lamps? No flames at all.
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