A fire at a lithium mine in Esmeralda County nearly forced the evacuation the town of Silver Peak.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Esmeralda County sheriff said 100 barrels of lithium caught fire Monday and sent up a plume of toxic smoke.
Authorities had a bus ready in case the nearby town had to evacuate but fortunately it didn't come close enough to be a threat.
No one was injured.Â
