One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.

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

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.

Around 40,000 people were ordered to evacuate parts of Southern California after a hazardous chemical leak at an aerospace manufacturing facility in Garden Grove triggered fears…

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