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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Managing lithium-ion battery fires
Lithium-ion batteries, while highly energy-dense and efficient, can occasionally malfunction or become damaged. When this ...
‘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 ...
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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 ...