Big fire at California battery plant prompts evacuations amid toxic smoke
Blaze erupts at one of world’s largest battery storage plants in Monterey county, leading to highway and school closures
A large fire burning on Friday at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke, leading to the evacuation of 1,700 people and the closure of a major highway.
The blaze in Moss Landing started on Thursday. Fire crews were not engaging with the fire but were waiting for it to burn out on its own, the Mercury News reported.
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