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FIRE/environmental disaster at California lithium battery power station:
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Date: January 17th, 2025 5:31 AM Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,. tesla fans, explain. this was one of their marquee projects to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of their large battery packs for power stations:
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Vistra Energy responds to Moss Landing Power Plant fire, evacuation orders still in effect
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A fire has broken out at the Vistra battery building at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday afternoon and escalating into the night.
The last time a fire occurred at the Moss Landing Power Plant was on Sept. 20, 2022 at the Tesla Power Storage facility.
Heavy black smoke could be seen coming from the Vistra Energy side of the power plant around 3 p.m. As of 10 pm from County of Monterey Emergency Operations Center, 40 percent of the building with batteries burned.
Fire crews are on site monitoring the on the gerund and in the air with drones to see the extent of the damage. No fire suppression is being taken place as batteries must burn out themselves with no water being used.
Vistra is monitoring the air quality throughout the night with officials from Monterey and Santa Cruz county reviewing.
Highway 1 fully closed, road closures in effect near Moss Landing
CalTrans District 5 has issued a full closure of Highway 1 with no estimated time of reopening. Northbound traffic is being directed off from the Highway 183 junction with southbound traffic being directed off Struve Road.
County of Monterey Public Works has also listed road closures that are in effect around the Moss Landing area including:
Dolan Rd. at Castroville Blvd. Elkhorn at Castroville Blvd. Paradise at Walker Valley Rd. Elkhorn at Bayview Rd. Elkhorn at Strawberry Rd. Elkhorn at Hidden Valley Rd. Elkhorn Rd. between Kirby Rd. and Wauh Rd. Elkhorn at the intersection of Hall Rd. at the fire station Russo Rd. at Dolan Rd. Trafton Rd. to Bluff Rd.
Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued Evacuation Orders for areas Moss Landing South of the Elkhorn Slough, North of Molera Rd and Monterey Dunes Way, and West of Castroville Boulevard and Elkhorn Road to the ocean.
Monterey, Santa Cruz counties tell residents to stay indoors
Santa Cruz County Public Health and Monterey County Health have urged residents via an alert to stay indoors, close all windows, and turn of their air ventilation systems.
They also advise those looking for information to look toward social media for additional updates. NMCUSD, Hartnell closing schools Friday
Hartnell College Castroville Education Center will be closed Friday, January 17 due to the fire out of safety to students and staff.
North Monterey County Unified School District has also made the decision to close all NMCUSD schools tomorrow, citing that the health and safety of their students as the top priority.
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