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Fire Erupts at X Data Center, Safety Concerns Rise

5/23/2025

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A fire broke out Thursday at a Hillsboro, Oregon data center leased by Elon Musk’s X, triggering an emergency response.
Firefighters arrived at 10:21 am and discovered smoke in a battery room, but contained the fire.
The status of X's server operations is uncertain, following a previous closure of a Sacramento data center that caused outages.
Safety concerns are heightened due to the volatility of lithium-ion batteries in data centers.

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Story summary

A fire broke out Thursday at a Hillsboro, Oregon data center leased by Elon Musk’s X, triggering an emergency response.
Firefighters arrived at 10:21 am and discovered smoke in a battery room, but contained the fire.
The status of X's server operations is uncertain, following a previous closure of a Sacramento data center that caused outages.
Safety concerns are heightened due to the volatility of lithium-ion batteries in data centers.