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Crack in unstable California chemical tank may reduce explosion risk, official says
About 50,000 people in Orange County have been told to evacuate the danger zone around the tank.
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nbcnews.com
40,000 Southern Californians ordered to evacuate amid threat of chemical explosion
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.
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independent.co.uk
Explosion feared at California chemical plant as 40,000 nearby people are evacuated
Officials fear a failing chemical tank holding flammable chemicals is going to spill or explode
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cbsnews.com
40,000 evacuated in California chemical leak as Orange County officials warn tank "is going to fail," may explode
Southern California officials have expanded evacuations in several Orange County cities due to concerns over a leaking toxic chemical tank that they say is "actively in crisis."
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eu.usatoday.com
'It fails or it blows up.' 40,000 in California ordered to evacuate over chemical threat
An official said there's no active leak, but evacuations orders are to prepare for either a spill or an explosion from a failing chemical tank.
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cbc.ca
40,000 people under evacuation orders in California amid chemical tank leak | CBC News
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…
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dailymail.com
Massive chemical tank in California is moments away from exploding
'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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aljazeera.com
Failing chemical tank forces thousands to evacuate in Southern California
Firefighters were able to reduce the tank’s temperature, buying crews more time to stabilise the situation.
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france24.com
Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate in California over leaking chemical tank
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,…
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zerohedge.com
40,000 Evacuated In Southern California As Chemical Tank Threatens Leak Or Explosion
...employees saw that the tank was bulging, a sign it was still “actively in crisis... It can crack and leak, or it can blow up.”
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hindustantimes.com
Temperature rising in chemical tank at risk of exploding in California
Temperature rising in chemical tank at risk of exploding in California
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huffpost.com
Southern California Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding As 40,000 Residents Are Ordered To Evacuate
Efforts are on to stabilize a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California where tens of thousands of people have been ordered out of their homes.
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State of emergency in California as chemical tank threatens to explode
Newsom said the state is 'mobilizing every resource available' after more than 40,000 residents were ordered to evacuate Orange County.
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apnews.com
Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 50,000 residents are ordered to evacuate
Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.
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Chemical tank ‘on the edge’ of exploding in California as crews try to avert potential disaster
Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated and Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency as officials try to thwart an explosion at the facility in the city of Garden…
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Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding as 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate
Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode
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scmp.com
California races to prevent chemical tank explosion as thousands evacuated
The tank contains 26,000 litres of a flammable liquid used to make plastics, with firefighters warning the situation was serious.
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news.com.au
Eerie scenes as catastrophe nears
Firefighters warned on Saturday that a tank of toxic chemicals in California is heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic explosion that has already forced tens of thousands…
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California officials race to avoid chemical tank explosion, thousands evacuate
Thousands are under evacuation orders in California as officials work to cool off an overheating chemical tank at risk of exploding.
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California officials find possible crack on overheated chemical tank | CBC News
Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Wayhowe Huang said officials will be continuing to evaluate the tank Sunday after emergency crews spotted the potential crack overnight. As of…
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time.com
What To Know About Potential Chemical Tank Explosion in California
Firefighters are racing to prevent a 7,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate from exploding in Orange County.