Alibaba Cloud Data Center Fire Accidents
What
Fire outbreak at Alibaba Cloud data center in Singapore on September 10, 2024. The fire lasted for at least 33 hours.
Why
The fire was likely triggered by a lithium battery explosion in the energy storage system due to Battery Management System failure or cooling system issues.
Impact
Abnormalities in the network of Availability Zone C caused service interruptions. Various cloud services experienced disruptions for about 35 minutes, affecting operations such as Lazada and ByteDance.
Kakao Data Center Fire Accidents
What
A fire broke out in a South Korean data center, on Oct 15, 2022.
Why
The fire was reportedly caused by a lithiumion battery, a known flammable source.
Impact
The incident disrupted operations and transactions of Kakao, leading to government
scrutiny and the resignation of one of Kakao’s co-CEOs. The fire highlighted the lack of preparation for a server system crash caused by a fire and the challenges in managing
a large-scale shutdown of 32,000 servers