A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious.
Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the ...
Residents sue energy companies after massive toxic battery fire at Moss Landing
After a massive lithium ion battery storage site exploded into flames in Monterey County — spewing toxic gases into the air ...
Police say burning Tesla battery prevented them from saving driver in fatal crash
Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but, 'due to the intensity of the flames and heat, they were ...
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‘Unprecedented' number of lithium ion batteries complicates LA wildfires cleanup
What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...
Streetsboro trash truck fire sparked by crushed lithium-ion battery
After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters began sifting through the smoldering debris and found “the remains of a ...
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Inside South Africa’s biggest battery factory
Wooden crates containing imported lithium-ion cells on Freedom Won’s factory floor, the core “ingredient” in battery storage. Battery cells taken out of their crates. More battery cells.
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Lawsuit Blames PG&E, Vistra for Toxic Fire at Monterey Battery Storage Facility
Four Monterey County residents are suing PG&E and Vistra, alleging negligence in a battery storage fire that spread toxic ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
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What are lithium-ion batteries and why are they causing fires?
A lithium-ion battery is “an advanced battery technology ... adding a rule in 2022 that would have banned e-bikes inside its 177,000 apartments across the city. However, the rule was not ...