Approximately 16,000 individuals out of an initial 50,000 evacuees are still awaiting clearance to return home

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…

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.

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.

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…

Thousands are under evacuation orders in California as officials work to cool off an overheating chemical tank at risk of exploding.

More than 50,000 people in California remain evacuated due to an Orange County chemical leak that prompted an emergency proclamation from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California authorities said on Sunday they had discovered a crack in a damaged tank containing toxic chemicals, easing concerns over a potential explosion that prompted the…

Authorities are trying to tamp down the risk of a possible explosion or leak of a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California.

Fire officials said the chemical tank in Garden Grove, California, has begun to stabilize as temperatures and pressure levels fall.

Officials ordered about 50,000 Garden Grove residents to evacuate their homes after the tank overheated and pressure built up inside.

Evacuation orders remained in place for about 50,000 people in Garden Grove, California, located south of Los Angeles.

Emergency crews raced overnight to prevent a tank holding a volatile industrial chemical from exploding at an aerospace facility in Southern California.

Despite this positive development, evacuation orders remain in place for approximately 50,000 residents in Garden Grove

Officials in Orange County, California, said the threat of a massive chemical explosion at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove has been eliminated.

Die gute Nachricht: Der ganz große Knall ist beim undichten Chemietank im kalifornischen Orange County nicht mehr zu erwarten. Trotzdem bleibt Garden Grove vorerst Geisterstadt.

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.