Posted on 07/10/2026 3:30:59 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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.
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.
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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“Just call me Al.”
“Safety concerns over solar panels were raised a year before massive Boyle Heights fire”. Sustainable energy right?
Large fire in LA county now. Gavin’s seizing on air about his tax returns and Trump.
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.
“Wigglesworth. Uh huh.”
Not really up to decide if she’s worth a wiggle, but rather Laz is the one that provides those answers.
You used to be able to insert a quarter into the coin slot on the bed at the motel to get your wiggles worth.
..so we could spray WATER on masses of ELECTRIC DEVICES!!!
No, that's over 50 miles away.
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.
HMMMmmm...
I found Boyle Heights in the middle of LA.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has not announced a cause for the blaze.
HMMMmmm...
(It appears the smoke could be seen from quite a large distance away.)
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.
I noticed that too, and typed up a reply, but evidently failed to actually post it. 2AM will do that to ya sometimes... LOL
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