A fire broke out at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in California's Monterey County on Thursday.

A county hotline has also been established for residents to call officials with any questions about the air quality and best practices for keeping safe.

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.

A massive fire that destroyed much of a huge battery storage facility in Moss Landing raised questions Friday, and possible new hurdles, for California’s efforts to shift most of its electricity generation to renewable energy like solar and wind.

Evacuation orders were issued after a fire broke out at a battery facility in Moss Landing, California. The blaze reportedly started at the plant, operated by Vistra Energy, at around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.

A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.

A fire broke out at a Central California power plant facility, forcing nearby residents to evacuate their homes on Thursday night, officials said.

Monterey County residents near a Moss Landing power plant were ordered to evacuate Thursday night after a fire broke out at the facility.

Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church and State Assemblymember Dawn Addis are. calling for the Vistra Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility in Moss Landing to stay offline until officials

A fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities in Monterey County, California, forcing evacuation orders and closing a portion of coastal Highway 1.

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.