Fire Engulfs Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant, Prompts Evacuations

Fire Engulfs Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant, Prompts Evacuations


An enormous blaze erupted at a Missouri lithium-ion battery recycling plant, prompting evacuations of employees and some residents.

“Watch as numerous fire departments rush to the scene of a major fire at a lithium battery recycling plant in Fredericktown, Missouri, earlier this evening. The blaze, which broke out at the 225,000-square-foot facility owned by Critical Mineral Recovery, led to shelter-in-place advisories and mandatory evacuation orders in the surrounding area,” Rawsalerts wrote.

“According to its website, the company uses this facility to ‘recycle lithium-ion battery materials from battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs, battery dealers, recyclers, and processors worldwide,’ describing it as ‘one of the largest lithium-ion battery processing facilities in the world.’ All plant workers have been safely accounted for, with only minor injuries reported,” the post

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