A raging fire as broken out at one of the world's largest battery storage facilities in California. A fire at a battery facility on the site of Vistra Corp's Moss Landing power plant in Monterey County, California, prompted orders for the evacuation of places nearby, the company and county officials said on Thursday. The fire began in a building that contains lithium-ion batteries on Thursday afternoon, an official at the Monterey County Sheriff's office said, adding that about 40 per cent of the building had been consumed as of late...

Monterey County sent out an emergency alert system warning Thursday evening to say the North County Fire Department is responding to a fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Central California and some areas are under evacuation orders. The Moss County Sheriff's Office issued emergency evacuation orders due to a fire at the Vistra power plant in the areas of Moss Landing South of the Elkhorn Slough, North of Molera Road and Monterey Dunes Way, as well as West of Castroville Blvd and ElkHorn Road. The severity of the...

Evacuation orders were issued after a fire broke out at a battery facility in Moss Landing, California.

The blaze reportedly started at the plant, operated by Vistra Energy, at around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.

They apply from Moss Landing south of the Elkhorn Slough, North of Molera Rd and Monterey Dunes Way and west of Castroville Blvd and ElkHorn Rd to the ocean for the following zones: MRY-B037, MRY-B047, MRY-B050, MRY-B051,MRY-B053, MRY-B058, MRY-B060.

There is a huge Tesla battery fire at Moss Landing Power Plant. This is about ten miles from me, as the seagull flies. It’s unclear from what I’ve seen so far if the batteries on fire were in storage or were actively being used to store power. It appears that it’s a chain reaction, in that one caught fire, which spread to several more, which spread to more. I’m concerned about that smoke, with the lithium and other nasties in it, especially since it is so huge and so relatively...

Evacuations were ordered and southbound Highway 1 in Monterey County was closed after a fire erupted at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday evening. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders after the fire started at energy company Vistra's power plant. A temporary evacuation point has been set up at the Castroville Recreation Center. The evacuation orders apply to the following areas: Moss Landing south of the Elkhorn Slough, north of Molera Road and Monterey Dunes Way, and west of Castroville Boulevard and ElkHorn Road to the ocean...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation orders after Fire crews responded to a fire on Thursday at the Moss Landing Power Plant. Orders were issued for the areas "South of the Elkhorn Slough, North of Molera Rd and Monterey Dunes Way, and West of Castroville Blvd and ElkHorn Rd. to the ocean for the following zones: MRY-B037, MRY-B047, MRY-B050, MRY-B051, MRY-B053, MRY-B058, MRY-B060." Authorities also warned nearby residents to close windows and doors and shut off air systems. The warning from Monterey County officials is for residents of...