Overview
- Lineage filed the complaint this week seeking more than $1 billion in damages and naming Altus Power’s Los Palos subsidiary and contractor Pearce Services for negligence over the June rooftop fire.
- The company says the fire began on June 17, 2026 on the facility’s roof while Pearce personnel were working on an energized solar array that Lineage had warned should not be re‑energized.
- Lineage’s suit says crews identified more than 200 connector failures in the array by May 2026 and that Altus and Pearce re‑energized panels before required safety checks were completed.
- Altus/Los Palos and Pearce deny the allegations and say they will contest the case while the Los Angeles Fire Department and other authorities continue investigating the official origin and cause.
- The blaze destroyed the 500,000‑square‑foot cold storage site, spoiled roughly 85–89 million pounds of food, produced thousands of odor complaints and regulatory notices, cost Lineage about $100 million to remediate, and has prompted scrutiny of rooftop solar maintenance and proposed regulatory changes.