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This article was first published on September 18, 2026 by Los Angeles Times - California and curated for The Los Angeles readers.

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This story was reported by Blanca Begert at Los Angeles Times - California.

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Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Blanca Begert, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · September 18, 2026 · 1 min read

Almost two years after a massive battery fire south of Santa Cruz displaced 1,200 people and smoldered for days, the same facility is burning again.

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Summary created by	The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Blanca Begert, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Sep 18, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 18, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples