Live updates:Moss Landing under evacuation orders after battery power plant catches fire Lithium battery fires are challenging to extinguish, can burn for days, and are prone to reignition.

However, lithium-ion battery fires possess characteristics which reduce the effectiveness of regular fire extinguishers. Factors that make traditional fire extinguishers less effective against ...

Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. The Monterey County ...

After a massive lithium ion battery storage site exploded into flames in Monterey County — spewing toxic gases into the air ...

The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry. The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke Thursday but ...

The facility also has two battery storage stations owned by PG&E and Vistra. The current fire is in the Vistra storage station, fire officials said. Lithium is a soft, silvery alkali metal that is ...