@abc7la: A dramatic fire involving solar panels erupted Wednesday afternoon on a commercial building in Boyle Heights, sending a massive black column of smoke into the air above the scene. The inferno began shortly before 2:30 p.m. at a cold storage facility in the 1400 block of South Los Palos Street.

BettiRaige :

Anybody else feel like this is on purpose

Famous Flying V :

There is no storage of electricity with solar panels. This reporter is 100% incorrect.

AD :

Need foam, need to turn off panels which is likely impossible. The building is likely covered in foam insulation which will destroy the inside of the building.

Matt D :

Jesus this whole broadcast is dripping with propaganda. Hazmat is for the AMMONIA coolant. Solar panels are silica, aluminum and glass. The burning roof is far more toxic. Solar panels don't store energy and any lithium batteries would be on the ground since they'd break the roof. Trying to scare anyone who sees solar panels and make them fear cheap energy sources.

roberto :

That’s how YK summer is here in Cali fire season

karengustafson67 :

Rooftop solar panel fires are well-documented on large commercial storage buildings, including an April 2026 incident at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio and a 2020 fire at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno. These buildings frequently utilize large solar arrays due to their expansive, flat roof designs. Notable Warehouse Solar Fires * Amazon Warehouse (West Jefferson, Ohio, April 2026): Evacuations were triggered when 75 to 100 rooftop solar panels caught fire, resulting in substantial sprinkler system water damage. * Amazon Warehouses (Nationwide, 2021-2022): Following multiple solar-related fires and explosions (including a three-alarm fire at the Fresno, California facility), Amazon temporarily took its solar rooftops across the U.S. offline to investigate system integrity. * Lineage Cold Storage (Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, August 2024 & June 2026): The very same cold storage facility experienced significant fire activity tied to its large rooftop solar array in August 2024, before suffering another major emergency blaze involving the panels. Associated Fire Hazards * Under-Panel Fire Spread: Research conducted by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) on commercial solar panel installations highlights that gaps beneath commercial solar arrays create spaces where combustible materials or electrical failures can ignite hard-to-reach fires. * Insulation Vulnerabilities: Cold storage facilities utilize highly combustible insulated wall panels, which can rapidly accelerate a blaze if an exterior rooftop electrical fault breaches the roof assembly. [1] https://www.fireengineering.com/firefighting/oh-firefighters-tackle-fire-at-amazon-warehouse-rooftop-solar-panels-suspected-cause/ [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/01/amazon-took-solar-rooftops-offline-last-year-after-fires-explosions.html [3] https://www.powerflex.com/blog/solar-cold-storage [4] https://www.facebook.com/ktla5/posts/breakingnews-firefighters-are-battling-an-explosive-fire-that-broke-out-at-a-lar/1616687430047201/ [5] https://www.theeastsiderla.com/neighborhoods/boyle_heights/fire-damages-large-solar-array-in-boyle-heights/article_18571a78-5a62-11ef-8133-9306dc8827ee.html [6] https://www.nbclosan

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phildawg007 :

im okay

Not interested :

I think the roofing materials are the catalyst of fire?

Banana :

What city is this?

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Raul :

I live in Boyle heights and there is cops

babybeans2030 :

But the environment

Anthony :

Elizah_15 :

Early but🙏

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ChrisG444 :

wtf another one ????

triangle91 :

sprinkler system dont work do they