Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire

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,

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

Second press conference will not be live streamed A second press conference will be held at 2:45 p.m. near the current fire incident command center, according to county officials.

One of the world’s biggest battery plants is located in a tiny harbor town perched halfway between Santa Cruz and Monterey. A fire ignited January 16

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

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.

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

Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California was closed after a major fire erupted at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants.

A fire at a battery power plant in Central ... the Los Angeles area. Moss Landing is located approximately 320 miles northwest of Los Angeles. This story has been updated to add new information. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA ...

Vistra and Pacific Gas and Electric/Tesla operate battery energy storage facilities at the Moss Landing power plant. Smoke stems from the Vistra Battery Plant in Moss Landing Friday morning.