A fire broke out on June 11 at a 1-million-square-foot Medline Industries medical supply warehouse in Tracy, California, which is now approaching full containment several days after the initial incident.

Community Health System canceled a number of elective surgeries last Friday after the massive fire destroyed a key Medline Industries distribution center, disrupting medical supply deliveries across Northern California.

📍 Tracy, California
🗓️ 6/11/2026

Officials have requested a hazardous materials inventory for the facility, though the document has not yet been publicly released, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. The warehouse served as a major distribution hub for Medline Industries, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of medical and surgical products.

Fire crews reported water supply challenges during suppression efforts, and the facility’s sprinkler system did not appear to be operating when firefighters arrived. Could THIA have prevented this fire? 

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https://thebusinessjournal.com/community-health-system-surgeries-medline-fire-tracy

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/tracy-warehouse-fire-environmental-cleanup-nears