“We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means, the most catastrophic scenario being an explosion that results in other tanks to explode..."

About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials…

Southern California officials have expanded an evacuation zone in several Orange County cities over a toxic chemical tank that they say is "actively in crisis."

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.

Officials fear a failing chemical tank holding flammable chemicals is going to spill or 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."

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.

'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.

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

Southern California officials are desperately searching for a safe resolution to a leaking toxic chemical tank at an aerospace facility.

California's governor declared a state of emergency in Orange County on Saturday as emergency crews continue their efforts to cool down an overheated chemical storage tank and…

Tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation in Orange County due to a tank containing roughly 7,000 gallons of a toxic industrial chemical.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Orange County, Calif., in response to a hazardous chemical incident there.

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.

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Orange County and his office pleaded for residents to follow evacuation orders.

Southern California officials are desperately searching for a safe resolution to a leaking toxic chemical tank at an aerospace facility.

Order facilitates support for 40,000 people told to evacuate Orange county as responders try to divert explosion

California declares state of emergency in Orange County after chemical incident-

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…

Newsom said the state is 'mobilizing every resource available' after more than 40,000 residents were ordered to evacuate Orange County.

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.