After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

Officials have begun testing water and soil after a fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities.

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it ...

You might wonder why a regular fire extinguisher, the kind you might have in your home or workplace, can't handle lithium-ion battery fires. SafeQuip, a leading distributor of fire-related equipment, ...

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency following the massive blaze that has residents and ...

Because lithium has a high ignition point, the battery must be cooled to a sub ... which requires massive amounts of water to extinguish," the agency said in a written statement. The fire ignited ...

The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.

As of Saturday, the flames subsided, and the smoke had not been seen coming from the building on Sunday. Water testing is ...

Scientists at San José State University said Monday that after the huge fire this month, they found unusually high levels of ...

Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the ...

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California is smoldering after sending plumes of toxic smoke ...