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Boyle Heights Warehouse Operator Sues Solar Panel Company and Contractor over Fire
Lineage says the blaze was caused by solar work and seeks more than $1 billion in damages for cleanup, lost inventory and reputational harm.
- On Thursday, Lineage Logistics filed a civil lawsuit against Altus Power Inc. and contractor Pearce Services LLC, alleging their negligence caused the June 17, 2026, fire that destroyed its 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights cold-storage facility.
- Lineage contends the blaze started because Altus and Pearce ignored requests to complete safety checks before re-energizing the rooftop solar array, which had experienced more than 200 connector failures by May of this year.
- Seeking more than $1 billion in damages, the company recently completed a roughly $100 million cleanup of more than 89 million pounds of spoiled food waste at the burned-out warehouse site.
- Disputing the allegations, Altus and Pearce issued statements characterizing the lawsuit as a "blatant attempt to deflect blame" for Lineage's management of site remediation and debris removal.
- Surrounding neighborhoods, which endured months of foul odors and pest infestations, await litigation resolution as residents of Boyle Heights voice ongoing frustration over lasting environmental and health impacts.
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Boyle Heights warehouse operator sues solar panel company and contractor over fire
Lineage, the operator of the Boyle Heights warehouse that caught fire in June, sued a solar panel company and its contractor, alleging their negligence ignited the flames that destroyed the 500,000-square-foot storage facility.
·New York, United States
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OC RegisterLineage sues solar array operator over massive Boyle Heights warehouse fire
Owners of the cold storage facility allege the operator of the solar array is required to cover the costs of the damage under its lease agreement.
·Los Angeles, United States
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Warehouse fire in LA's Boyle Heights result of ‘shoddy work’ by solar panel company, lawsuit claims
LOS ANGELES — Lineage, the company that operates a massive cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights that recently burned down, says in a new lawsuit that the company operating a solar array on the building’s roof is to blame for the…
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