The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
A fire at the Lake Mariner data center in New York revealed significant safety and accountability gaps due to a complex web of corporate ownership. While TeraWulf operates the site, multiple stakeholders including Google and Anthropic are involved, complicating emergency response and safety oversight.
Why it matters
The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure often outpaces local regulatory and emergency response capabilities, creating potential public safety risks.
Who’s the boss? The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?
72 The Lake Mariner Data Center under construction. The Lake Mariner Data Center under construction. Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav In early June, a fire broke out in a still-unfinished building at the Lake Mariner data center in Somerset, New York, exposing just how little the local fire department knew about what it was walking into. Firefighters reportedly found no working alarm, no suppression system, and three dead hydrants; the safety documents they’re legally entitled to see reportedly burned up in the blaze.
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