6 days ago · The Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to enact a proclamation of local emergency related to the Vistra Energy fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant that started Jan. 16, causing…

3 days ago · A bystander watches the smoke and flames from Castroville as a fire at the Vistra battery storage plant burns in Moss Landing, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Jan 17, 2025 · MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a major fire at the Vistra battery storage plant in Moss Landing.

Jan 17, 2025 · The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders in Monterey County after a fire broke out at power plant in Moss Landing on Thursday, January 16. Footage from Sherry Flumerfelt of the Western Flyer Foundation shows the fire burning at what local news identified as the Vistra Power Plant.

Jan 17, 2025 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — 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.

Jan 17, 2025 · A major fire erupted south of San Francisco at the Moss Landing Power Plant, forcing hundreds to evacuate. So far, the fire has stayed in the facility, which stores thousands of lithium...

Jan 17, 2025 · On Friday afternoon, Monterey County officials announced that evacuation orders remain in place for certain areas in Moss Landing due to continuing work on the Vistra Power Plant fire.

Jan 17, 2025 · Officials issued evacuation orders Thursday night after a fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant. The natural gas-powered plant, owned by Vistra Energy, is the site of one of the largest lithium-battery storage facilities in the world.

Jan 17, 2025 · The Moss Landing Power Plant, located about 77 miles (about 124 kilometers) south of San Francisco, is owned by Texas-company Vistra Energy and contains tens of thousands of lithium batteries.

Jan 17, 2025 · Monterey County residents near a Moss Landing power plant were ordered to evacuate Thursday night after a fire broke out at the facility.