The tank contained 26,000 litres of methyl methacrylate, a volatile and flammable liquid used to make plastics, with firefighters warning the situation was looking grim.

About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Southern California due to a hazardous chemical leak.

Authorities in Orange County say they’re unable to control the valves on a tank that contains methyl methacrylate, a chemical used in the manufacture of plexiglass.

About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Garden Grove due to a hazardous chemical leak.

El tanque químico contiene 26 mil litros de metacrilato de metilo, un líquido inflamable y volátil utilizado para hacer plástico.

Authorities in Orange county say tank holding methyl methacrylate ‘actively in crisis’ and urge residents to leave

No injuries or deaths have been reported, authorities said.

The tank contained 26,000 litres of methyl methacrylate, a volatile and flammable liquid used to make plastics, with firefighters warning the situation was looking grim.

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Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make…

'This thing is going to fail. We don't know when,' Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Craig Covey warned during a tense emergency briefing Friday.

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Thousands evacuated in Southern California as officials manage a failing chemical tank to prevent potential leaks or explosions.

Ein Lagertank mit einer gefährlichen Chemikalie droht in Kalifornien zu explodieren. Die Behörden haben die Evakuierung von rund 40.000 Anwohnern angeordnet. Nicht alle wollen der…

Ein Lagertank mit einer gefährlichen Chemikalie droht in Kalifornien zu explodieren. Die Behörden haben die Evakuierung von rund 40.000 Anwohnern angeordnet. Nicht alle wollen der…

Chemical tank leak in Garden Grove forces 40,000 evacuations as crews race to prevent a possible explosion at a Southern California aerospace plastics plant.

Le produit, qui fait redouter une explosion vendredi, le méthacrylate de méthyle, est liquide et inflammable.

Firefighters were able to reduce the tank’s temperature, buying crews more time to stabilise the situation.

Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 40,000 people on Friday after a huge storage tank began leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts,…

Authorities are racing to prevent the explosion of a leaking storage tank containing hazardous chemicals in Garden Grove, California, prompting evacuations for approximately…

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as officials race to stop a tank with dangerous chemicals from blowing up in California, USA