'Terrifying': Monterey County declares emergency after massive lithium battery plant fire
Published 9:31 p.m ET Jan,23 2025
'Terrifying': Monterey County declares emergency after massive lithium battery plant fire
The massive blaze that began a week ago forced the evacuation of 1,200 residents before it burned itself out. Now residents are worried about safe cleanup and what the future holds.
A state of emergency has been declared in Monterey County on California's scenic Central Coast over a major fire at a battery plant.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors ratified the emergency during a special session about the fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing Power Plant in the unincorporated community of Moss Landing. The proclamation was first issued by the county's administrative officer when the fire began one week ago and clears the way for the county to ask for state and federal assistance.
The fire, which was left to burn, was out as of Tuesday, according to fire officials, and small pockets of heat at the facility would continue to be monitored using drones, according to The Californian