Coverage dated September 18, 2026

Fire burns at Moss Landing battery plant, site of 2025 inferno

Headline from KION Central Coast

Fire erupted at the Monterey County battery storage plant on Friday, the site of a massive fire in January 2025 that burned for days. Veronica Macias reports.

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  1. KION Central Coast

    New fire breaks out at Moss Landing Power Plant; shelter-in-place order issued (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Tim Fang Firefighters in Monterey County are battling a structure fire that broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant Friday morning, which has prompted a shelter-in-place order. According to the North Monterey County Fire District, the fire was reported shortly after 6:15 a.m.

  2. KRON4

    Residents sheltering in place due to fire at Moss Landing Power Plant (opens KRON4)

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    (BCN) -- The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued shelter-in-place orders Friday morning because of a fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant. The sheriff's office, as of 7:30 a.m., issued the order for an area within a third of a mile from the battery energy storage facility at 7301 Highway 1.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Fire at Monterey County's Moss Landing power plant prompts serious warnings (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    A fire broke out Friday morning at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, prompting serious warnings from the fire district to go inside immediately. Fire at Moss Landing power plant Flames and smoke were seen coming from the facility, located along Highway 1 between Santa Cruz and Montere…

  4. KION Central Coast

    New fire breaks out at Moss Landing Power Plant in California; shelter-in-place order issued (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Tim Fang Firefighters on California’s Central Coast are battling a fire that broke out Friday at the same power plant where a massive lithium battery fire took place last year. According to the North Monterey County Fire District, the fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant was reported shortly afte…

  5. Bloomberg

    Fire Flares Up at Damaged Moss Landing Battery Storage Site (opens Bloomberg)

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    Fire crews are responding to a blaze Friday at Vistra Corp.’s damaged battery storage facility in California.

  6. KRON4

    Fire ignites at Moss Landing Power Plant (opens KRON4)

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    (KRON) -- A new fire ignited at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County Friday morning and officials are ordering nearby residents to "go indoors immediately." Firefighters with North County Fire Protection District are responding to the blaze, and flames are burning the plant's battery ener…

  7. KION Central Coast

    New fire burns at Moss Landing battery plant; shelter-in-place ordered (opens KION Central Coast)

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    Firefighters in Monterey County battled a fire that broke out Friday at the same power plant where a massive lithium battery fire took place last year. Veronica Macias reports.

  8. KQED News

    Moss Landing Power Plant Fire Triggers Shelter-in-Place Warnings, Highway 1 Impacted (opens KQED News)

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    Monterey County firefighters expect the fire to burn itself out over the next 24 hours.

  9. Your Central Valley

    Shelter-in-place orders, evacuations issued after Moss Landing Power Plant catches fire (opens Your Central Valley)

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    Worker evacuations and shelter-in-place orders were issued after a fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Friday morning.

  10. KION Central Coast

    Fire burns at Moss Landing battery plant, site of 2025 inferno (opens KION Central Coast)

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    Fire erupted at the Monterey County battery storage plant on Friday, the site of a massive fire in January 2025 that burned for days. Veronica Macias reports.

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