Battery storage plant catches fire in California, forcing state’s latest evacuations: ‘This is a disaster’
A massive blaze erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities in wildfire-ravaged California, forcing some 1,500 residents to evacuate their homes as toxic smoke filled the air.
Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.
‘Out of control’: Battery energy storage site catches fire in California, forcing mass evacuation, reports say
It’s a major incident. All the resources in the county and our neighboring jurisdictions have been deployed ...'
Fire breaks out at world’s largest battery storage plant in US, forces evacuations
Hundreds of people were evacuated as a massive fire broke out at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Moss Landing, California.
Fire Erupts at Lithium Battery Plant in California
Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate early Jan. 17 after a major fire erupted at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants.
Massive fire erupts at world's largest battery plant in California, forcing evacuations
The blaze was first reported around 3 p.m. local time at the site, located just off Highway 1 along California's Central Coast. Monterey County officials swiftly
Fire at huge battery storage plant forces evacuations: ‘This is a disaster’
“There’s no way to sugarcoat it. This is a disaster, is what it is,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church told KSBW-TV. But he said he did not expect the fire to spread beyond the concrete building it was enclosed in.
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A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources
California battery plant fire causes evacuations and closures
A large fire erupted on January 16 at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Northern California, leading to evacuations and the closure of part of Highway 1.
Hundreds ordered to evacuate as fire erupts at huge California battery storage plant
A major fire erupted Thursday in Northern California at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants. Part of Highway 1 was closed and about 1,500 people were instructed to leave Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area,
Evacuations lifted as massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire continues to burn
Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities.
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Fire crews did not engage with the fire but rather waited for it to burn out on its own. Lithium battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish. They burn at high temperatures and can emit ...
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Here's where the Moss Landing fire smoke will be worst
The Moss Landing fire at a lithium battery plant has poured smoke into the sky above Monterey County. The weather service ...