County of Monterey hires an independent toxicologist for continued Vistra Energy clean-up

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The County of Monterey continues to monitor the impacts of the fire at Vistra Energy's battery storage facility back in January.

Staff say a toxicologist will be hired to review and evaluate data that has been -- and is being -- gathered from around the clean-up site in Moss Landing.

The toxicologist will make recommendations for additional sampling, if needed.

The county estimating this additional analysis will cost over $18,000.