What to Know A compromised chemical storage tank at Garden Grove’s GKN Aerospace facility is threatening to leak its toxic contents or explode in what authorities called an unprecedented emergency.

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.

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Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.

An all-night operation confirmed a crack in the tank in relieving atmosphere and pressure, OC fire officials say.

Officials have lifted all evacuation orders related to an overheating chemical tank in southern California, a day after a crack in the structure eliminated the risk of a catastrophic blast.

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 ...

An unmitigatable overheated chemical tank containing toxic methyl methacrylate at GKN Aerospace has forced the evacuation of 40,000 residents in Garden Grove, Westminster, Stanton, and Anaheim.

The exact nature of the damage, and what contingencies are in place to deal with it, have not been made clear.

Thousands are under evacuation orders in California as officials work to cool off an overheating chemical tank at risk of exploding.

Federal agents were looking for records that might shed light on why chemicals overheated, threatening a catastrophe in ...

A potential crack may be releasing pressure inside a toxic chemical tank in Garden Grove, officials said Sunday, a development they hope could help avert a devastating vapor explosion.