Fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in California forces evacuations
- A fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing, California, forced the evacuation of up to 1,500 people due to toxic smoke, as reported by Fire Chief Joel Mendoza.
- The release of hydrogen fluoride from the blaze raised concerns, according to Kelsey Scanlon, Director of Monterey County's Department of Emergency Management.
- Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church stated that this incident is a disaster and emphasized the need for safer battery technology.
- Local farmers expressed worries about crop contamination and access to fields affected by the evacuation, as noted by Norm Groot of the Monterey County Farm Bureau.
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Fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
SAN FRANCISCO — A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people. The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry.
"Renewable Energy" Facility Catches Fire In California Disaster, Forces Evacuations While Posing Huge Toxic Threat - The American Tribune.com
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Massive Fire at One of World’s Largest Battery Storage Facilities
by Will Jones, Daily Sceptic: A massive fire has broken out in one of the world’s largest battery storage facilities containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries, prompting a full scale mobilisation of firefighters across several counties in Northern California. The Independent has the story. Towering flames were visible from afar as a large black column of smoke […]
World's Largest Lithium Ion Plant Catches Fire in California
Scorched Ion Hundreds of miles north of a scorched Los Angeles, a massive lithium-ion battery facility has caught fire — and it wasn't the first time the plant has had issues. As Monterey's KSBW reports, the Moss Landing plant — which is owned by a Texas company called Vistra Energy and billed as the largest lithium-ion storage facility in the world — caught fire earlier in the week, leading to both the plant itself and the surrounding area bein…
And...another massive fire in California - this one at a lithium-ion battery in Monterey County
Being that Greasy Gavin Newsom was the mayor of San Francisco, and that much of the state’s woke, shit policies come from San Francisco area politicians, this fire at a lithium-ion battery plant may actually get the attention it deserve.. What the caused the fire? There is no word.. There are no winds in the state anymore, so it’s probably left wing eco-terrorism arson again. WATCH California, USA A massive fire at Vistra Corp’s Moss Landing li…
California's Largest Lithium Battery Plant Goes Up in Flames
Fire broke out at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage plants in Moss Landing, California, on Thursday. The Vistra battery storage plant, the largest in the world, caught fire on Thursday afternoon forcing the entire plant to be evacuated, according to KSBW-TV. So far, 40 percent of the plant has been destroyed by […] The post California’s Largest Lithium Battery Plant Goes Up in Flames appeared first on The Lid.
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