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County wants buffer zones, safety rules after battery storage fires disrupt neighborhoods

The board will establish rules based on a technical report from fire officials for battery storage facilities.

Flames and black smoke rise from a lithium battery storage container at the San Diego Gas and Electric N.E. Operations Center, on Enterprise Avenue in Escondido on Thursday. Fire suppressant from an unmanned nozzle streams overhead. (Don Bartletti / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The board will establish rules based on a technical report from fire officials for battery storage facilities.

Originally Published: September 11, 2024 at 5:36 p.m.