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'Potential crack' in California chemical tank may prevent explosion, fire official says
NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Experts trying to prevent a tank holding a highly toxic and flammable chemical from exploding in Southern California found a "potential crack" in the container that might be reducing the pressure,

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California officials race to avoid chemical tank explosion, thousands evacuate
Crack in California chemical tank a positive sign, but explosion fears remain
40,000 people under evacuation orders for a chemical tank leak in Southern California
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 plastic parts, as some 40,...

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Thousands evacuated in Southern California due to failing chemical tank
Fire chief says damaged Southern California chemical tank gets warmer, raising concerns for rupture
Orange County chemical tank leak triggers massive evacuations
Evacuations around the failing tank in Garden Grove expanded to include tens of thousands of residents in six Orange County cities: Garden Grove, Cypress, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park and Westminster.

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Officials race to cool down tank containing toxic chemical as 50,000 residents remain under evacuation order in California
Evacuation orders issued for 40,000 people in California over explosion threat

Could Garden Grove tank explosion affect Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm or Angel Stadium?

A failing chemical tank dangerously close to exploding at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove is located less than 10 miles away from some of Orange County’s most popular attractions, including Disneyland,

Massive chemical tank to ‘spill or explode’ at any moment in ‘unprecedented disaster’ as 40,000 evacuated from homes

MASS evacuations have been triggered as officials brace for a huge chemical tank to spill or explode at any given time. The 34,000-gallon tank holding methyl methacrylate (MMA) a highly flammable