A drone view shows water being sprayed during a chemical incident involving a leaking tank of methyl methacrylate, forcing an evacuation in the surrounding area, in Garden Grove, California, US, May 23, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

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

No injuries or deaths have been reported, authorities said.

Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make…

LOS ANGELES, May 23 — Tens of thousands of people were ordered to leave their homes in California yesterday after a huge chemical tank began leaking, with warnings it might blow...

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.”

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.

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.

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…