SDG&E battery storage facility fire in Escondido continues to burn, prompts school closures

Published: Sep 05, 2024 Duration: 00:02:24 Category: News & Politics
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Some schools in Escondido are closed this because of a fire at an SDG battery storage facility. Yes, some businesses also had to evacuate because of this CBS H. Reginia Rita live in Esco Escoto now with the latest on this Regina. Yeah, guys. Good morning. I can tell you that right now. No injuries have been reported and that fire has been maintained at least in that facility. What I can tell you though is that nearby schools have been canceled today because we're talking about possible toxic fumes from burning lithium battery. So let me show you a list of some of the schools that have actually canceled class today. We are in front of the Deals Academy that is that they have canceled classes. Caroline Gilbert Education Center and Rock Springs Elementary. We know that limitless learning will only offer virtual classes this morning. But let's get to some video here to kind of show you what the facility look like as those flames emerged yesterday afternoon. This is the SDG and the yard located on Enterprise Street as fire crews have contained the blaze to one container and sprayed water on the surrounding ones to prevent the fire from spreading. And he says they're working with responders to ensure the safety of their employees and the community. They will be conducting a thorough review of the event to determine the cause of the incident. A commercial area around the facility is under an evacuation order and that's between mission road and auto park way. But fire officials say no homes are in that zone, nearby buildings are also under a shelter in place. Now yesterday, we did talk to fire officials who informed us of how the fire is being contained. Cells create so much heat when they light off on fire, they end up just lighting, lighting the neighboring cells on fire. So that's why they call it a runaway. They put off a lot of heat and they put off a lot of hazardous fumes. So you don't want to get anywhere near them and they are still trying to determine what caused flames to abrupt yesterday afternoon. What I can tell you is that they do expect that or are at least saying that it could take up to at least 48 hours to clear this up. But again, fire officials are monitoring the situation for now. That's latest here in E IC.

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