Jennifer Torr walks along the outside of the Critical Mineral Recovery property near Fredericktown. The plant, which recycled lithium-ion batteries, caught fire in October (Allison Kite/Missouri ...
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air.
Kimi Royer said she saw it coming. Ever since a lithium battery recycling plant opened in October 2023, she feared disaster.
Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air. She had no idea when ...