The massive fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage plants in Northern California has shaken a local community worried about possible long-term impacts and brought scrutiny to the emerging industry's safety practices.

In an emergency meeting, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted to request Vistra Energy and PG&E cease operations at their Moss Landing battery energy storage facilities until a cause of last week's fire is determined.

The Moss Landing Power Plant, located about 77 miles (about 124 kilometers) south of San Francisco, is owned by Texas-based company Vistra Energy and contains tens of thousands of lithium batteries.

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 the Vistra Energy lithium battery storage facility in Moss Landing Northern California has raised concerns about air quality and safety in the emerging battery storage industry

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire at the world ... The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke Thursday but had ...

San Francisco – A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people. The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry.

An electric scooter's lithium battery may have caused a one-alarm fire in the Tenderloin early Tuesday morning, according to fire officials.

Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities.

One of the world’s largest lithium battery plants went up in flames on Thursday, prompting evacuations and warnings to stay inside in Monterey County.

A fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery storage facility in Moss Landing, Northern California, has raised concerns about air quality and safety in the emerging battery storage industry