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Health concerns persist after Moss Landing fire, plus Santa Cruz authorities are investigating a different fire-related incident

Smoke drifts into the sky from a fire at Moss Landing Power Plant. In the foreground are rows of strawberry plants in a large commercial field.
Tobias Osborne
The battery plant fire was still visible from Moss Landing State Beach on Friday afternoon, almost 24 hours after it began.

In today's newscast, residents remain concerned about potential health impacts from the battery fire that broke out in Moss Landing last week. And in Santa Cruz, police are investigating a Monday incident outside the downtown branch of the public library.

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz.