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Google Cloud europe-west4-a cooling incident (15 July 2026): chiller controller failed to restart pumps while redundant cooling was out for construction

44 °C peak data-hall temperature; 14 h 55 min aggregate multi-product impact windowobserved

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
Scope15 July incident at a third-party facility. Chiller-controller restart failed while reserve cooling was unavailable for construction. The report's service timelines differ by product.
As of2026-07-16
SourceGoogle Cloud Service Health incident report 3BvH3LVGcupoYqV6F4Nw (25 July 2026)
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-07-25 · slow cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-10-25
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