Jan 18, 2025 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — 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. The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry. The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing generated huge flames and significant amounts ...

17 hours ago · In the immediate aftermath of the Moss Landing fire, the owners of Kayak Connection, a local company that operates in the Elkhorn Slough, told Lookout Santa Cruz they had to cancel 10 kayak tours ...

6 days ago · The fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant, which ignited on Jan. 16, burned for five days and ultimately destroyed around 80% of the batteries inside the building.

Jan 19, 2025 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded supplemental air monitoring in the vicinity of the Vistra Energy battery power storage facility fire in Moss Landing and demobilized operations.

Jan 18, 2025 · An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday.

Jan 17, 2025 · A major fire erupted south of San Francisco at the Moss Landing Power Plant, forcing hundreds to evacuate. So far, the fire has stayed in the facility, which stores thousands of lithium...

Jan 17, 2025 · The fire at Moss Landing Power Plant, one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities, started around 3 p.m. Thursday, sending plumes of black smoke into the air.

Jan 18, 2025 · A fire at one of the world's largest battery storage facilities continued smoking Saturday in Moss Landing but Monterey County officials said air quality sensors found no risk to residents.

Jan 17, 2025 · MOSS LANDING >> Wind is expected to push smoke from a fire at a Moss Landing battery storage facility away from Santa Cruz County on Friday, but authorities want residents to monitor wind conditions for potentially hazardous air quality.

Jan 17, 2025 · Vistra Energy, which owns the natural gas-fueled Moss Landing Power Plant and adjoining lithium-ion battery facility on the Monterey County coast, confirmed in an email a fire had broken out in...