A malfunctioning chemical storage tank in Orange County, Calif., is no longer a threat for a catastrophic explosion, fire officials announced Monday.

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.

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.

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.”

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

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…

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

The tank contains 26,000 litres of a flammable liquid used to make plastics, with firefighters warning the situation was serious.

LOS ANGELES, May 24 — Firefighters warned yesterday that a tank of toxic chemicals in California is heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic explosion that has already...

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…

Although officials are focused on measuring pressure, the crack eventually could allow authorities to gradually drain the chemicals.

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…

About 50,000 people in Orange County have been told to evacuate the danger zone around the tank.

The leaking tank is estimated to contain about 7,000 gallons of highly flammable industrial chemical