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40,000 under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California

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HuffPostCMay 22, 11:34 PM

40,000 People Under Evacuation Orders For A Chemical Tank Leak In Southern California

About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Garden Grove due to a hazardous chemical leak.

CBS NewsBMay 23, 5:38 PM

Over 40,000 evacuated in California chemical leak as officials warn tank may explode

Southern California officials have expanded evacuations in several Orange County cities due to concerns over a leaking toxic chemical tank that they say is "actively in crisis."

HuffPostCMay 23, 9:39 PM

Southern California Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding As 40,000 Residents Are Ordered To Evacuate

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.

CBS NewsBMay 24, 1:33 AM

What to know about California chemical tank set to explode or leak

The tank at GKN Aerospace is estimated to contain 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a volatile chemical used to produce plastics.

CBS NewsBMay 24, 1:16 AM

Tank leaking hazardous chemicals in Southern California brings risk of explosion

More than 50,000 people have been evacuated due to a failing industrial tank filled with an extremely hazardous chemical that is leaking from an aerospace facility in Southern California, and it could

NBC NewsBMay 23, 10:45 PM

State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) declared a state of emergency in California on Saturday as thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes over a toxic chemical tank that, authorities say, will eithe

New York TimesAMay 24, 5:27 AM

Garden Grove Chemical Tank Could Be Inching Toward Explosion, Authorities Say

Firefighters still have few options to prevent a tank of toxic chemicals in Garden Grove, Calif., from leaking or exploding.

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