Southern California chemical tank at risk of exploding

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Chemical tank ‘on the edge’ of exploding in California as crews try to avert disaster
Firefighters have been working through the weekend to cool a chemical tank “literally on the edge” of exploding in Southern California as they worked to avert a disastrous “worst-case” scenario, the i...

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State of Emergency Declared Over OC Chemical Tank at Risk of Exploding
Overheating chemical tank in California no longer at risk of exploding, fire officials say
California chemical tank crisis updates. What happens next?
The worst threats from a damaged chemical tank in Southern California have passed, with authorities saying a major explosion was no longer imminent, but evacuations are still in place amid continued r...

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Massive blast ruled out at California chemical leak in Orange County as officials say crisis is "not over"
Chance for large explosion decreases in California chemical tank after crews find small crack
Evacuation zone reduced in SoCal as chemical threat lessens, but 'it's not over yet'
Roughly 40,000 people were ordered to evacuate from Garden Grove, a city south of Los Angeles, after a tank storing a toxic industrial chemical overheated on May 21, causing it to begin venting vapors...

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Threat of Catastrophic Explosion 'Eliminated' After Chemical Tank Cracks, Forcing Tens of Thousands to Evacuate
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Recap: Evacuation map reduced, thousands of residents can return home

Ticking time bomb as toxic plant in Garden Grove leaking chemicals may explode

A massive tank leaking toxic chemicals into the sky over Garden Grove, California is now at risk of exploding, officials warned in a terrifying update to the ongoing situation. The Orange County Fire Authority on Friday gave a briefing on the dangerous leak,

Video: Garden Grove hazmat news conference with fire, police and elected officials

The Orange County Fire Authority, Garden Grove Police Department and county officials held a 2 p.m. news conference at Los Alamitos Race Track to update the public on the chemical tank that’s in danger of exploding.

Overheating chemicals tank in California no longer at risk of exploding, fire officials say

May 25 (Reuters) - Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in southern California on Monday said an overnight operation had eliminated the possibility of the tank exploding.