On September 10, Lineage, the world's largest temperature-controlled warehousing operator, said it had filed a civil lawsuit in the Los Angeles High Court against Altus Power, a photovoltaic operator, and its contractor for Pearce Services LLC. The two companies were accused of negligence in the operation and maintenance of a fire in a refrigerated warehouse in Los Angeles. According to
media reports, the lawsuit claimed more than $ 1 billion (about 6.708 billion yuan, 1 US dollar ≈ 6.
Lineage's building in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles covers an area of about 4. According to media reports at the time, the warehouse had about 85 million pounds (about 3855) in storage.
It is understood that the fire continued to burn for eight days , triggering a local emergency. After two months of intensive clean-up, the related work was completed on September 5. Lineage says it has spent more than $ 100 million on site repairs, cleanup and more.
For the specific cause of the fire, the local fire department has not yet released the final results of the investigation. But Lineage said in a statement in June, Altus Power, a rooftop photovoltaic contractor, said in its latest statement to Photovoltaic Company" that the fire occurred in August 2024. The same PV array caused a smaller fire. After the incident, Lineage demanded stricter safety measures before the system returned to operation, and Altus hired Pearce Services to adjust the photovoltaic array. As of May 2026, more than 200 connector faults have been found in the photovoltaic system, including the fault point in the fire area in June.
On June 11, the company informed Altus and Pearce in writing that power should not be restored to the system until critical safety tests had been completed. However, Altus and Pearce did not comply with the written safety instructions and electrified the rooftop photovoltaic power generation system from June 5 to 17 without completing the relevant safety checks. On June 17, a fire broke out while Pearce workers were working on the electrified photovoltaic system. Lineage said. Both Altus Power and Pearce Services
deny Lineage's allegations. A spokesman
for Altus Power said the lawsuit was "riddled with misinformation" and called it a "blatant attempt by Lineage to evade its responsibility for the incident," including the damage caused by the release of substances from the warehouse. The non Services" said officials were still investigating the cause of the fire and it was too early to draw a conclusion.
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