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Amazon Joins Walmart in Blaming Tesla Solar Panels for Fires

  • A Tesla solar panel at an Amazon warehouse caught fire in 2018
  • Amazon says it has no plans to install more Tesla systems
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Walmart Inc. isn’t the only corporation that has seen its Tesla Inc. solar panels catch fire.

On Friday, Amazon.com Inc. said a June 2018 blaze on the roof of one of its warehouses in Redlands, California, involved a solar system that Tesla’s SolarCity division installed. The Seattle-based retail giant said by email that it has since taken steps to protect its facilities and has no plans to install more Tesla systems.