EPA Announces Settlement over Cleanup of 2024 Otay Mesa Battery Facility Fire

EPA announces settlement over cleanup of 2024 Otay Mesa battery facility fire

A Cal Fire robot checks for toxic fumes after the fire last year. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it has reached a settlement with the company that operates an Otay Mesa energy storage facility that caught fire last year. The settlement with Gateway Energy Storage concerns cleanup efforts in connection with the lithium-ion battery fire that broke out on May 15, 2024, and lasted nearly two we…

EPA announces settlement on cleanup of Otay Mesa battery fire

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a settlement with Gateway Energy Storage, LLC — the company that operates a battery facility in Otay Mesa where a stubborn fire smoldered for two weeks in May 2024. The EPA said it will require comprehensive safety measures and monitoring “to protect nearby residents and workers” during the cleanup process that is still underway. The agency ordered Gateway Energy Storage to conduct env…