Monterey County Declares State Of Emergency Over Northern California Lithium Battery Plant Fire

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Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to last week's major fire at the Vistra lithium battery plant in Moss Landing.

The emergency declaration came during a special meeting where officials gave updates on the fire and ongoing response. While the fire has burned itself out, there are still a lot of questions from local leaders and neighbors about what's next.

"This was the beginning," said Josh Contreras as he showed photos he took of the incident from his houseboat.

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