EVACUATIONS ORDERED IN ESCONDIDO DUE TO LITHIUM ION BATTERY STORAGE FIRE, POTENTIAL FOR TOXIC FUMES

September 2024 Articles

East County Wildfire & Emergency Alerts

Update September 7, 2024: The fire has been extinguished. All evacuation orders have been lifted.

Update September 6, 2024: The Escondido Union School District closed multilpe schools today. Businesses in the area remained closed and evacuation orders continue. According to SDG&E, lithium ion battery storage fires must burn themselves out.

September 5, 2024 (Escondido) -- Evacuations have been ordered and road closures are in effect in Escondido, just west of I-15 and south of state route 78, due to a fire at a battery storage facility. Such fires have the potential to release toxic fumes. Enterprise Street is closed between Mission Road and Auto Park Way.

There is an immediate threat to life, so residents are urged to leave immediately. The area is closed for the public to enter. View map of evacuation zones.

Evacuees should go to Pala Casino, or to Pueblo Bank and Trust Company, 11154 Highway 76,Pala,CA.

Battery storage fires, particularly at larger facilities, can be difficult to extinguish. A recent lithium ion battery storage fire at Otay Mesa burned for 11 days.

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