As of late Tuesday morning, there were no power outages for PG&E customers, nor any injuries to on-site personnel due to the fire.
A Tesla Megapack caught fire at a PG&E energy storage facility in Monterey, California on Tuesday.Richard Stedman, an air pollution control officer for the Monterey Bay Air Resources District said in general lithium ion battery fires can emit toxic constituents like hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid.
Megapack caught fire early Tuesday morning at the energy storage facility operated by utility PG&E in Monterey, California.customers, nor any injuries to on-site personnel due to the fire, according to PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith. The California utility became aware of the fire at 1:30 a.m. on September 20, 2022, Smith said in an e-mail.Stay informed about local news and weather.
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