Authorities in Southern California are scrambling to find a safe resolution as a damaged chemical tank overheats

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.

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

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

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.

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…

About 40,000 residents evacuated after a chemical tank failure at a Garden Grove aerospace facility triggered safety concerns.

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

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...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.”

The tank at GKN Aerospace is estimated to contain 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a volatile chemical used to produce plastics.

The tank at GKN Aerospace is estimated to contain 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a volatile chemical used to produce plastics.

A pressurized tank at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove poses explosion risks as firefighters work to cool the tank and lead evacuations.

Aunque no hay reportes de heridos ni una nube activa de gas, equipos de emergencia siguen intentando enfriar el estanque ubicado en una planta de GKN Aerospace, ante el riesgo de…

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.

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…

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

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…

Overheated tanks at risk of exploding have prompted emergency response efforts and evacuations in Garden Grove, California.

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