Fire Breaks Out at a Huge Battery Site in California
The fire at the Moss Landing plant, which stores electricity for the power grid, was unrelated to wildfires in Los Angeles.
Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in Central California
People living near a power plant in Central California were ordered to evacuate their homes Thursday night after a fire broke out at the facility, officials said.
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.
A Battery Plant Fire in California Started During a Boom for Energy Storage
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
Smoke forces evacuation from world’s largest battery storage plant in California
A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people.
Evacuations lifted for more than 1,000 after fire erupts in California battery storage plant
Evacuations were lifted Friday night for people near an ongoing fire that erupted Thursday at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in the northern half of California. Video circulating on social media showed smoke and flames erupting from the Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday night in the Monterey County community of Moss Landing,
Huge Northern California lithium battery storage fire called "Three Mile Island" event for the emerging industry
The massive fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage plants in Northern California has shaken a local community worried about possible long-term impacts and brought scrutiny to the emerging industry's safety practices.
Fire at One of World’s Largest Battery Plants Prompts Evacuations in California
A fire at a major battery-storage plant in Northern California prompted the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents and the closure of schools and parts of Highway 1 nearby. Residents of the area around the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County were evacuated late Thursday after the fire broke out.
One injured in possible lithium ion battery fire at Old Town apartment complex
A lithium ion battery sparked a fire at an Old Town apartment complex early Monday morning, injuring one person.
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Lithium battery fire erupts in Moss Landing. Why are these fires so difficult to put out?
Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.
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Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
SAN FRANCISCO — (AP ... Crews are not engaging with the fire and are waiting for it to burn out, he said. Letting lithium-ion battery fires burn out is not unusual because they burn very ...
Tesla Batteries Burning in LA Wildfire Present an Irony About Sustainability
When exposed to high heat, lithium batteries like those in Tesla's can burn for a long time and require significant water to ...