Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.

One of the world’s largest lithium battery plants went up in flames on Thursday, prompting evacuations and warnings to stay inside in Monterey County.

Scorched Ion Hundreds of miles north of a scorched Los Angeles, a massive lithium-ion battery facility has caught fire — and it wasn't the first time the plant has had issues. As Monterey's KSBW reports,