Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities.

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.

Sodium-ion batteries show promise as a cheaper, more resilient alternative to lithium-ion technology, but achieving market competitiveness will require major technological advances and supportive market conditions,

One of the world’s largest lithium battery plants went up in flames on Thursday, prompting evacuations and warnings to stay inside in Monterey County.

Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.

MOSS LANDING — Flames and smoke in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area in northern Monterey County largely were just smoldering late Friday morning following a major fire at a battery storage plant that brought evacuations, closing Highway 1.

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.

(CNN) — Evacuation orders remain in place after a fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday.

The most important thing to understand about electricity in Maryland may be that everyone wants more of it. Or maybe the most important thing is that few people want to live near it. Not power plants.

There needs to be some accountability,” Church said in a press conference Friday, noting this was the fourth fire in five years at Moss Landing battery facilities.

Evacuation orders affecting about 1,200 people were lifted Friday afternoon near a burning lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing, the