Lithium Battery Plant Fire Reignites Posing Danger to Residents

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Residents in Monterey County, California, were told to close their windows and door overnight after a fire reignited at the Vista Energy lithium-ion battery storage facility near Moss Landing on Tuesday evening, February 18.According to the county’s alert page, “light smoke” appeared to be coming from “a previously burned section” of the Vistra Battery Facility in Moss Landing and fire services were on-site.The smoke did not appear to be near the unaffected battery modules that survived the January 16 fire incident, the county said.On January 17, the facility saw a massive fire after its internal fire suppression system failed. The fire prompted evacuations because of unknown hazards posed by the smoke.Footage filmed by Alekz Londos showed a large plume of smoke rising from the facility. Credit: Alekz Londos via Storyful
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