A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, Thursday, officials said. An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday.

The fire at a facility operated by Vistra Corporation, an electricity company that helps supply energy to the power grid, has closed schools and roads and forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 Moss Landing residents as it sends up a plume of smoke, authorities said.

A lithium-ion battery fire broke out at the Moss Landing Vistra Power Plant on Thursday January 16, 2025. The cause of the fire is unknown. Emergency Personnel at the Moss Landing Vistra fire continue to monitor and evaluate the fire.

-- In a special meeting on Tuesday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to proclaim a local state of emergency to address the various concerns surrounding the Vistra Energy battery power storage facility fire in Moss Landing that began last week.

The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. The building was evacuated when the fire started. All Vistra employees, law and fire personnel are safe, per the County of Monterey. Firefighters are not engaging the fire and are waiting for it to burn out on its own.