Multiple patients who suffered from chemical burns and other injuries were transported to nearby hospitals. Authorities said the implosion posed "no immediate threat to the surrounding community."

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.

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…

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

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…

Pressure may ease at leaking methyl methacrylate tank, but evacuations stay in place

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.

Nearly 50,000 people evacuated have been from their homes in Orange County, California

Feuerwehrleute haben einen Riss an dem Chemikalientank entdeckt, der im kalifornischen Garden Grove zu explodieren droht. Damit könnte der Druck in dem Behälter entweichen.

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

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 said Monday that the worst-case scenario, a massive explosion, had been averted. But it’s unclear how the emergency started in the first place.

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.

Officials reduced the zone of evacuation orders near a Garden Grove, California, chemical tank, after the risk of a \

Authorities say several people suffered chemical burns and inhalation injuries when a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded at a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington…