Northern California lithium battery storage plant catches fire — and it’s not the first time
The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.
Fire at world’s largest battery storage plant is 'wake-up call for industry'
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.
Evacuation orders remain in place after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in Central California
(CNN) — Evacuation orders remain in place after a fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday.
Fire at One of the World's Largest Battery Plants in California Forces Evacuations
A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke
Hundreds ordered to evacuate as fire erupts at huge California battery storage plant
Over 1,000 people were advised to evacuate a community in Northern California after a large fire erupted Thursday afternoon at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants. Video circulating on social media shows smoke and flames erupting from the Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday night in the community of Moss Landing,
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MOSS LANDING — Highway 1 was closed and evacuations were ordered after a fire erupted Monday afternoon at the Moss Landing ...
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Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke
MOSS LANDING — Flames and smoke in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area in northern Monterey County ...
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Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy to head off wildfire-related damages. But Cal Fire ...
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RapidFire Safety & Security acquires Kane Fire Protection
In 2005, Kane Fire Protection was established as its own entity specializing in fire suppression system design, installation, and testing. Kane is an ideal addition to the RapidFire family, ...
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Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
Fire protection district gives tips on how to make your home more fire resistant
Conor Lenehan from the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District shares tips on how you can make your home more fire resistant ...
California laws on home fire protection can work, LA showed. Will more homeowners take action?
Northern California communities like Paradise that have experienced the worst of wildfire are the most prepared for the next ...
Some California residents get extra protection from wildfires – for a price
As multiple wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, some residents have gone to great lengths — ...