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Apple's 240 Megawatt/hour battery storage project in Parkland California is on fire.
Got the SMS alert, found this news link on Duck Duck Go.
Evacuation orders issued for Parkfield Solar Plant fire
PARKFIELD JUNCTION, Calif. —
Evacuation orders have been issued after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a battery-based solar energy storage facility in Parkfield.
Areas within a 2-mile radius of the Parkfield Solar Plant at Turkey Flat Road are under evacuation orders until further notice, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
County public safety officials, along with CAL FIRE BEU and hazardous materials responders from Salinas fire, are monitoring the situation.
https://www.ksbw.com/article/evacuation-orders-issued-for-parkfield-solar-plant-fire/65940068
PARKFIELD JUNCTION, Calif. —
Evacuation orders have been issued after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a battery-based solar energy storage facility in Parkfield.
Areas within a 2-mile radius of the Parkfield Solar Plant at Turkey Flat Road are under evacuation orders until further notice, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
County public safety officials, along with CAL FIRE BEU and hazardous materials responders from Salinas fire, are monitoring the situation.
https://www.ksbw.com/article/evacuation-orders-issued-for-parkfield-solar-plant-fire/65940068
With any luck it won't be a monster fire like the one at Moss Landing.
On Edit: These batteries are shipping container sized Tesla Megapacks which are usually installed far enough apart that fires don't spread to neighboring packs. The evacuation order has been lifted so apparently the fire hasn't spread.
The toxins produced by these sorts of batteries when they burn are bad, and include some really scary substances such as hydrogen fluoride.