California's Monterey Bay area is grappling with the fallout from a significant fire at the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing. The blaze, which lasted for days, led to the evacuation of over 1,000 residents and has raised serious concerns regarding air, soil, and water contamination. Residents report health issues and an unsettling atmosphere of fear, compounded by previous tensions stemming from immigration raids. As authorities and experts work to assess the damage, many questions remain about the long-term effects of the incident on local communities and the surrounding environment.
Now you don't see anybody walking outside because it's terrifying, everything that's going on... She noticed an odd metallic odor as she and her two young children fled.
For weeks, residents, officials, researchers and environmental and public-health experts have been trying to understand the scale of damage, but so far there have been few answers.
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