One of the world's largest battery storage facilities is being consumed by flames near San Francisco on Friday, and officials say the best solution is to let the factory continue to burn, even as it releases toxic fumes into the air.

Our citizens are very alarmed,” one Morro Bay resident said, after the fire along Monterey Bay forced 1,200 people to evacuate.

Many may be wondering who Vistra Energy, the owners and operators of the Moss Landing battery plant is, especially after their facility recently caught on fire.Vistra Energy is a Texas-based company specializing in retail electricity and power generation.

A major fire has engulfed Vistra Corp's Moss Landing energy storage facility near San Francisco. Authorities have chosen to let it burn out, despite toxic fumes. No injuries reported, but 40% of the facility is consumed.

People living near a power plant in Central California were ordered to evacuate their homes Thursday night after a fire broke out at the facility, officials said.

There were clearer skies over Moss Landing on Sunday, following the fire that broke out at the Vistra Energy Power Plant. On Thursday, the area was covered in smoke and flames. The fire erupted at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants about 20 miles north of Monterey.