A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.

Authorities are battling to contain a fire at a battery facility next to the Moss Landing Power Plant in California.

"We're continuing to get ash dropping on our houses ... "Right now, the paper itself, the paper plant itself is still on fire. It's all paper burning," Headley told 11 News.

Ash from urban wildfires is potentially full of heavy metals and other toxins. Here's a guide for what to do if ash is covering your soil, plants and veggies.

REPORTING IN CASTROVILLE, JACQUELI A battery plant fire in Moss Landing has local farmers ... "When the smoke comes down and the ash comes down does that mean we have additional testing that ...

Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...

"Don’t let it go to waste." Home gardener shares little-known hack for fireplace remains: 'Transforming wood ash into gold' ...

Uses for fireplace ash? What’s left to use? The only thing I could think of involves lutefisk, a fish Scandinavians love if prepared properly, or hate if it’s not. Lutefisk is dried lingcod ...

Firefighting efforts continue on the Eaton Fire that has burned over 14,000 acres ... Management District issued a windblown dust and ash advisory that was to remain in effect through 7 p.m ...

After 10 days in California to help contain the fires, firefighters from South Dakota Wildland Fire, Black Hawk Fire ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

Community members have filed a lawsuit against Vistra Energy, PG&E and other defendants over the Moss Landing battery storage facility fire that occurred on Jan. 16.