Emergency officials have lifted an evacuation order for some of the tens of thousands of people who live near a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical in Southern California

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.

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

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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...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.

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

Evacuation orders are in place for an area covering tens of thousands of people in a suburb of Los Angeles.

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.

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

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

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…

Authorities in Southern California are scrambling to find a safe resolution as a damaged chemical tank at an aerospace facility posed a threat of a leak or even an explosion.