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Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says

Lee Zeldin says ‘low-volume release’ of flammable chemicals is most likely amid fears of explosion at Orange county facility near Disneyland Government officials in Orange county, California, have warned that an overheated chemical tank “will fail” and could result in a chemical explosion in the area, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator said on Sunday. “We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means,” Lee Zeldin, told CNN’s Stat...

By Gloria Oladipo

California chemical tank has cracked causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate

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 leak or explode.

By Geoff Brumfiel

Officials say possible crack in unstable chemical tank may relieve pressure at aerospace plant

Crews at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove discover a possible crack in the unstable chemical tank that officials say may be relieving pressure inside.

Possible fissure in California chemical tank may help prevent explosion, official says

Experts trying to prevent a tank of hazardous chemicals from exploding in southern California found a “potential crack” in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on Sunday. Since Friday, officials have warned that the tank, which contains methyl methacrylate, a flammable chemical used in plastics and manufacturing, could ‌rupture and spill up to 26,500 litres (7,000 gallons) of toxic material or explode and endanger other tanks on the GKN Aerospace...

By Reuters

California declares state of emergency after toxic leak threatens thousands of residents

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 evacuation of about 40,000 residents. The leak began on Friday in Orange County's Garden Grove area, sending fumes across a densely populated region near Disneyland.

By FRANCE 24

Operation to stop California chemical leak that has already evacuated 50,000 people on ‘new trajectory’ after key discovery

The leaking tank is estimated to contain about 7,000 gallons of highly flammable industrial chemical

By Andrea Cavallier

Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure, as thousands evacuate