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

Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to last week's major fire at the Vistra lithium battery plant in Moss Landing.

Exide Industries ... lithium-ion battery cells, modules and packs for India’s electric vehicle market and stationary applications. The subsidiary is setting up a greenfield plant in Bengaluru ...

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.