Renewable Energy Battery Facility Catches Fire in San Diego County

Residents and schools remained evacuated on Sept. 6 as fire officials continued to monitor the battery facility.
Renewable Energy Battery Facility Catches Fire in San Diego County
A San Diego Gas & Electric utility truck drives out of a lithium battery storage facility in Escondido, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2024. Jane Yang/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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A runaway lithium-ion battery fire inside a San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) renewable energy storage yard in Escondido, California, that started about midday on Sept. 5 appears to be out, but officials are keeping residents and school children away from the area in case the fire reignites, fire officials reported.

Smoke and heat from the batteries died down about 1 a.m. Friday and temperatures remain low inside the facility at 571 Escondido Street, about 30 miles north of San Diego, Tyler Batson, a division chief with the Escondido Fire Department, told The Epoch Times.

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