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Safety concerns over solar panels were raised a year before massive Boyle Heights fire
Los Angeles Times ^ | July 10, 2026 9:34 AM PT | Alex Wigglesworth

Posted on 07/10/2026 3:30:59 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

A year before a massive fire at a Boyle Heights cold storage building sent polluted smoke into surrounding communities, the operator of the facility came to Los Angeles City Hall with a request.

Lineage asked about removing an emergency shutdown switch from the solar panels on the roof of the structure, according to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.

A spokesperson for Lineage said that the company was inquiring about what it described as a safer alternative to rapid shutdown devices. Though intended to protect firefighters from shock, some shutdown devices have also been linked to increased fire risk.

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Ultimately, the company did not receive any variances or exemptions as a result of its efforts, the spokesperson said.

Neither Lineage nor the city would provide any details about what kind of shutdown system was in place at the time of the fire. Altus Power, which owns the solar panels, declined to specify, citing the ongoing investigation into the fire.

But the solar panels have become a focus of the fire. According to Lineage, company officials believe the fire began while third-party subcontractors were testing the rooftop solar array at the nearly 500,000-square-foot warehouse.

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The Los Angeles Fire Department has not announced a cause for the blaze.

The state code requires that rooftop solar arrays have rapid shutdown systems that quickly reduce the voltage...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: California
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Wigglesworth. Uh huh.


1 posted on 07/10/2026 3:30:59 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Just call me Al.”


2 posted on 07/10/2026 3:34:54 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Safety concerns over solar panels were raised a year before massive Boyle Heights fire”. Sustainable energy right?


3 posted on 07/10/2026 3:40:02 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Large fire in LA county now. Gavin’s seizing on air about his tax returns and Trump.


4 posted on 07/10/2026 3:40:58 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: All

https://www.youtube.com/live/FS6_zRhZTB0?si=H2J4khnkWMqnqfZj

Fox 11 Live Fire


5 posted on 07/10/2026 3:49:50 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Oh, and lookee here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wZgnDwsAPmXkH9UQA

Izza a bone-dry “reservoir” I see just over the ridgeline from the fire?

Boy. Sure would’a been nice if it had water in it, huh.


6 posted on 07/10/2026 6:37:26 PM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; Lazamataz

“Wigglesworth. Uh huh.”

Not really up to decide if she’s worth a wiggle, but rather Laz is the one that provides those answers.


7 posted on 07/10/2026 8:19:53 PM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You used to be able to insert a quarter into the coin slot on the bed at the motel to get your wiggles worth.


8 posted on 07/11/2026 9:13:50 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: HKMk23

..so we could spray WATER on masses of ELECTRIC DEVICES!!!


9 posted on 07/11/2026 9:14:36 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: HKMk23
Izza a bone-dry “reservoir” I see just over the ridgeline from the fire?

No, that's over 50 miles away.

10 posted on 07/11/2026 9:19:51 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Mescal Canyon Reservoir
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fWGcFhdcMtsrKinZ8

...is 1 mile from these buildings in the bottom of the canyon where the fire was in the video from the helicopter...
https://maps.app.goo.gl/voyGfcXzPDWQoXvv8

Now, it looks as if the reservoir is nothing more than an old historical monument, at this point, so... I suppose the complete lack of water is excusable. Too bad. It would’ve come in handy.


11 posted on 07/11/2026 8:18:41 PM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: HKMk23

HMMMmmm...

I found Boyle Heights in the middle of LA.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0418391,-118.2235288,4539m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D


12 posted on 07/11/2026 10:55:56 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Los Angeles Fire Department has not announced a cause for the blaze.

HMMMmmm...


13 posted on 07/11/2026 10:56:39 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: HKMk23
...became notable for the massive smoke plumes that could be seen across the Los Angeles Basin.

(It appears the smoke could be seen from quite a large distance away.)

14 posted on 07/11/2026 11:02:54 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Ahhhhh.... I see the confusion — there was a mid-thread post about an active fire way out on the backside of L.A. County and a link to the news story about it, which included video from a news helicopter.

The Boyle fire is long over, and in the investigation phase.


15 posted on 07/12/2026 12:26:17 AM PDT by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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To: HKMk23

I noticed that too, and typed up a reply, but evidently failed to actually post it. 2AM will do that to ya sometimes... LOL


16 posted on 07/12/2026 5:04:23 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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