Fire at Moss Landing Power Plant prompts shelter-in-place order: Monterey Co. Sheriff
Friday, September 18, 2026 3:30PM
MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has issued shelter-in-place orders Friday morning because of a fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant.
The Sheriff's Office, as of 7:30 a.m., issued the order for an area within a third of a mile from the battery energy storage facility at 7301 state Highway 1.
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People are being told to go indoors immediately and remain inside until further notice as a precaution due to possible smoke or hazardous materials from the fire, sheriff's officials said.
A large fire in January 2025 at the Vistra facility in Moss Landing forced the temporary evacuation of more than a thousand residents.
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