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

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.

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 one of the world’s largest battery storage plants forced more than 1,000 locals out of their homes, away from potentially toxic smoke. NBC News' Maya Eaglin reports on the conditions at Moss Landing Power Plant,

As per analytics firm StrategicRisk, when lithium-ion batteries burn they release “hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen cyanide, as well as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and methane, among other dangerous chemicals.” You definitely don’t want to breathe any of that stuff.

Many residents in Northern California were told to evacuate Thursday, after a fire broke out at one of the largest

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

The Palisades fire wreaked significant havoc on the nearby city of Malibu. In an interview, Mayor Doug Stewart said that the state has taken charge of debris removal efforts, praising its effective management of the cleanup after the 2018 Woolsey fire, but the process of building back is a long one.

Massive fire at California battery plant prompts evacuations and raises concerns about renewable energy storage.

Efforts to clean up Los Angeles after the recent wildfires are complicated by the need to properly dispose of toxic materials from electric vehicles and home-battery storage systems. This issue is delaying fire victims' return to their properties.