An earlier message sent via the county's alert system at 8:37 p.m. said the fire Tuesday had been detected at 6:30 p.m., coming from the burned-out area from the previous fire on Jan. 16.

NEALE-SACKS: That smoke was from a building that housed nearly a hundred-thousand lithium-ion battery modules that store renewable energy but had caught on fire. Monterey County quickly issued an ...

I read that there has been another lithium battery storage facility fire, this one in Monterey County. As in Otay Mesa and Escondido, it spewed toxic heavy metals, polluting the water, air and ...

Monterey County residents near Moss Landing were advised Tuesday evening to keep their windows and doors closed overnight after a fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. at the Vistra Energy lithium-ion ...

During the Monterey County media briefing Wednesday, David Yeager, director of project development for Vistra, said 85-90% of ...

Residents in Monterey County, California, are being urged to close their windows after a fire broke out at the Vistra Energy lithium-ion battery storage facility near the Moss Landing Harbor. Newsweek ...

By 8:40 p.m., Monterey County issued an emergency alert ... houses tens of thousands of lithium-ion batteries used to store solar energy. But the facility has a history of safety issues ...

In January, a lithium-ion battery-storage plant in Monterey County, Calif., caught fire and burned for days, prompting evacuations and school shut downs. Residents are concerned about their health.