What are the reasons for fire in a control panel?

To control and power are fire alarm system. You can manually sound, silence, disable alarms. You can dis-connect circuits when doing work. They usually have battery back up so that the system remains powered up when there is a power failure. (They are mains powered).

They can also be connected to the local fire service, so when there is an alarm condition, then it automaticaly calls the fire service to quickly arrive in the case of a fire.

It may also be connected to realy devices to turn off big machinery. When there is a fire alarm, all dangerous machinery that could add to the cause of the fire will be switched off for safety reasons.

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Most fires in a control panel are caused by a short circuit in the control wiring. This can be caused by improper fusing of control devices. Some control panels are installed in a dirty combustible environment which leads to a contamination build up due to the panel door not fitting tightly. I have found 6" of wood chips in the bottom of the panels due to poor maintenance practices. Control Transformers are another location a fire can start in a control panel.