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.

The Moss Landing fire at a lithium battery plant has poured smoke into the sky above Monterey County. The weather service forecasts wind to push it east.

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

A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Central California Thursday. The battery power plant is the largest in the world according to the company, Vistra, that owns it. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for nearby residents and closed parts of Highway 1 in response.

After a fire ignited at one of the Moss Landing power plants in Northern California, hundreds of people were forced to evacuate. As a result, part of Highway 1 was also shut down on Friday.

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,

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

Evacuees are heading home as the Moss Landing fire smolders on. Officials lifted evacuation orders after air quality sensors found no risk to residents. KRON4's Jack Molmud reports. Read more here: <a

Massive fire at California battery plant prompts evacuations and raises concerns about renewable energy storage.

A temporary evacuation point has been set up at Castroville Recreation Center. Follow here for the latest updates.