Lineage, the world's No. 1 cold-storage operator by capacity, sued Altus Power and Pearce Services in Los Angeles County Superior Court over the June 17 fire that destroyed its 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse. The company alleges that the rooftop solar array caused the blaze and that the defendants ignored a request not to re-energize the panels, despite more than 200 connector failures detected since May and the alleged use of incompatible jumper connections. The fire smoldered for days and spoiled millions of pounds of meat, bread, seafood and other fresh and frozen food. Altus Power is owned by private-equity firm TPG, while Pearce Services is a subsidiary of CBRE Group. Altus subsidiary Los Palos Street Operating LLC has rejected the allegations and said Lineage was responsible for the facility and remediation. The aftermath prompted complaints, citations and lawsuits over smoke, foul odors and pests, while more than 89 million pounds of spoiled food were removed. Lineage says its damages exceed $1 billion.