Posted on 07.14.25

Cleanup Ordered After Battery Fire at San Diego Energy Storage Facility

Source: https://eponline.com/, July 8, 2025
By: Stasia DeMarco

The EPA has settled with Gateway Energy Storage, LLC, to conduct a full environmental cleanup following a lithium-ion battery fire at the company’s energy storage facility in San Diego.

The fire, which began on May 15, 2024, involved 14,800 nickel-manganese-cobalt lithium-ion batteries. It continued to flare intermittently until May 28. The incident prompted environmental concerns due to the potential for fire, explosion, and chemical release from the damaged batteries. Read more.

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