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

The massive fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage plants in Northern California has shaken a local community worried about possible long-term impacts and brought scrutiny to the emerging industry's safety practices.

Fire crews are waiting for the flames to die out as lithium-ion batteries are tough to put out, as the flames continue to rise from the world’s largest lithium battery storage plant in California.

The fire started at the Vistra Energy battery plant in Moss Landing, roughly 80 miles south of San Francisco. On Thursday, the fire caused 1,700 people to evacuate, closed part of Highway 1, and generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke. The cause is under investigation.

An electric scooter's lithium battery may have caused a one-alarm fire in the Tenderloin early Tuesday morning, according to fire officials.

A plume of material released from the plant contained hydroflouride, a toxic gas, that is now being monitored by Monterey County.

A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people. The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry.

A massive blaze erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities in wildfire-ravaged California, forcing some 1,500 residents to evacuate their homes as toxic smoke filled the air.

A major fire Friday at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in Northern California sent up flames of toxic smoke, leading to the evacuation of 1,700 people and the closure of a major highway.