A fire broke out at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in California's Monterey County on Thursday.

A plume of material released from the plant contained hydroflouride, a toxic gas, that is now being monitored by Monterey County.

A massive blaze erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities in wildfire-ravaged California, forcing some 1,500 residents to evacuate their homes as toxic smoke filled the air.

A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources.

People living near a power plant in Central California were ordered to evacuate their homes Thursday night after a fire broke out at the facility, officials said.

Monterey County sent out an emergency alert system warning Thursday evening to say the North County Fire Department is responding to a fire at Moss Landing Power Plant. A battery storage facility has caught fire.

A fire broke out at a Central California power plant facility, forcing nearby residents to evacuate their homes on Thursday night, officials said.

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

Moss Landing Power Plant burst into flames on Thursday, Jan. 16 More than 1,200 people have been told to evacuate after a fire broke out at a battery plant in California. On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on X (formerly known as Twitter) that evacuation orders had been issued following the blaze,

Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church and State Assemblymember Dawn Addis are. calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility in Moss Landing to stay offline until officials

Moss Landing Power Plant in Central California around 3 pm yesterday and evacuation orders were issued around 6:30 pm due to concerns over hazardous materials and potential chemical releases, Hanna Park of CNN reports,