A fire at a battery power plant in Central California triggered evacuation orders and road closures Thursday night.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders Thursday evening and health officials urged residents to stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed, limited outdoor exposure, and turn off ventilation systems. You can see the full evacuation map here.

The areas under evacuation orders include areas of Moss Landing south of the Elkhorn Slough, north of Molera Road and Monterey Dunes Way, and west of Castroville Boulevard and ElkHorn Road to the ocean, according to the sheriff's office. The Castroville Recreation Center is being used as a temporary evacuation point.


"There is an ongoing fire at our Moss Landing Power Plant site. Our top priority is the safety of the community and our personnel, and Vistra deeply appreciates the continued assistance of our local emergency responders," Vistra spokesperson Jenny Lyon said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY Friday.

"Thursday afternoon, Vistra personnel called for assistance from the North Monterey County Fire District after a fire was detected in the 300-MW Phase I energy storage facility at the Moss Landing Power Plant site," Lyon said in the statement, adding that all site personnel were safely evacuated
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