A county hotline has also been established for residents to call officials with any questions about the air quality and best practices for keeping safe.

Monterey County residents near a Moss Landing power plant were ordered to evacuate Thursday night after a fire broke out at the facility.

The Moss Landing fire can’t be put out because it involves batteries, authorities said. Residents must wait for it to burn itself out.

Flames continued to spew early Friday morning in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area in northern Monterey County after a major fire at a battery storage plant that brought evacuations.