{"id":12094,"date":"2025-01-17T23:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutlife.press\/?p=12094"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:57:24","slug":"which-areas-must-evacuate-after-the-fire-at-the-central-california-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutlife.press\/?p=12094","title":{"rendered":"Which areas must evacuate after the fire at the Central California power plant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The list of roads that ARE CLOSED and more details about. EVACUATION AREAS are in the comments. (Don’t miss it)!<\/h2>\n
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People residing near the area of the Moss Landing Power Plant in Central California, one of the world\u2019s largest battery storage plants in Northern California, have been asked to evacuate after the facility caught on fire.<\/p>\n

According to the Monterey County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>, the fire of the power plant isn\u2019t related to the fires that are causing destruction in LA.<\/p>\n

As reported by the\u00a0CNN,\u00a0<\/em>the fire at the power plant started around 3 p.m., and evacuation order for over 1,700 citizens was issued at approximately 6:30 p.m. due to concerns over hazardous materials and potential chemical releases.<\/p>\n

The power plant, that has been left to burn on its own, contains tens of thousands of lithium batteries.<\/h2>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no way to sugar coat it. This is a disaster, is what it is,\u201d Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church told\u00a0KSBW-TV<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Vistra Energy, the company that owned the power plant, finished the latest stage of construction on the energy storage facility in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Following the expansion, the power plant held a capacity of 750 megawatts and 3,000 megawatt-hours, enough to power around 562,000 homes for up to four hours.<\/p>\n

The fire started in one of the plant\u2019s lithium-ion batteries, and according to a spokesperson of Vista Energy, Jenny Lyon, the cause has not yet been determined. She added that an investigation will be launched once the fire is extinguished.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur top priority is the safety of the community and our personnel, and Vistra deeply appreciates the continued assistance of our local emergency responders,\u201d Lyon said.<\/p>\n

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Following the fire, several roads were closed to ensure public safety, including both directions of Highway 1 at Salinas Road, as well as Dolan Road and Castroville Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Monterey County Spokesperson Nicholas Pasculli said the fire\u2019s severity and the air quality is being monitored by drones.<\/p>\n

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