California Chemical Leak Prompts Evacuations, Crack Offers Hope
Thousands of residents in California have been evacuated and a state of emergency declared due to a toxic chemical leak from an overheated tank. Officials are now hopeful that a newly discovered fissure in the tank could help relieve pressure and prevent a larger explosion.
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Dangers from damaged California chemical tank persist. Here what to know - AP News
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Read full article →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
Read full article →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
Read full article →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.
Read full article →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
Read full article →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
Read full article →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
Read full article →Possible fissure in California chemical tank may help prevent explosion, fire official says
Since Friday, officials have warned that the tank, which contains a flammable chemical used in plastics and manufacturing, could rupture or explode.
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