Vistra shares fall after battery plant fires at California power plant – 01/17/2025 at 1:52 p.m.

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Jan. 17 – **Shares of utility company Vistra VST.N fall 9.6% to $157.65 premarket

**A fire at a battery facility at VST’s Moss Landing power plant site in Monterey County, Calif., has prompted evacuation orders for nearby locations, officials said Thursday. society and county

** The fire broke out in a building containing lithium-ion batteries Thursday afternoon, a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office official said, adding that about 40 percent of the building was consumed by the end of the day Thursday

** Vistra and the county official both said all site personnel had been evacuated and no injuries were reported

**Stock is up 247% in 2024