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Environmental Concerns Still Loom Over Northern California Lithium Battery Facility Fire
Officials said the fire was largely out as of late Friday morning during a press conference, but it flared up significantly later.
January 21, 2025
As the fire lithium battery storage facility that led to evacuations in Moss Landing last week continues to smolder days later, concerns are being raised about the impacts to the surrounding environment.
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The fire at the Moss Landing Vistra Power Plant, located about 90 miles south of San Francisco, broke out last Thursday afternoon, escalating in the early evening to the point where the incident triggered evacuations for about 1,200 Monterey County residents in the area and shut down a section of Highway 1 in both directions.
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Moss Landing Power Plant fire/KION
Concerned over the potentially toxic runoff if fire crews turned hoses on the burning lithium batteries, officials instead are allowing the to burn itself out.
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