Monterey County residents near Moss Landing were told late Tuesday to close their windows and doors overnight after a fire broke out at the Vistra Energy lithium-ion battery storage facility near the Moss Landing Harbor.

The fire at the Vistra Corp. lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing flared again late Tuesday afternoon but has since died down, a North Monterey County fire chief told Lookout on Thursday.

A fire reignited at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Tuesday evening, weeks after a previous blaze forced evacuations in Monterey County.

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Light smoke has been reported at the Vistra Battery Facility in Moss Landing. Monterey County officials say the smoke appears to be coming from the previously burned area within the Vistra Moss Landing Lithium-Ion Battery facility. It's been nearly a month since a large fire swept through the facility.

Smoke and flames were confirmed at the facility on Tuesday evening, but fire officials say the fire has since burned itself out.

The fire at the Vistra Battery Facility storage plant brought a Tuesday night warning from Monterey County’s emergency warning system that residents near the Moss Landing Harbor needed to remain indoors and close windows.

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