Firefighters Conduct All-Night Mission to Assess Crack in Tank of HazMat
A team of Orange County Fire Authority firefighters will conduct an overnight mission Sunday evening to assess whether…
All evacuation orders lifted after explosion at California chemical tank is averted
The remaining 16,000 residents of a Southern California city were allowed to return home Tuesday, days after the…
All evacuation orders lifted in O.C. chemical crisis; threat is over
All remaining evacuation orders were lifted in Orange County on Tuesday evening as authorities declared there was no…
Cooling system at chemical tanks likely failed, forcing mass O.C. evacuations, fire officials say
The crisis at a Garden Grove aerospace firm that required the evacuation of 50,000 people was probably caused…
O.C. communities hit by chemical crisis are safe for return, officials say
The vast majority of the 50,000 people evacuated because of a damaged chemical tank officials feared would explode…
Threat of massive explosion ‘eliminated’ but danger remains
The threat of a massive explosion from a ruptured tank in Garden Grove was eliminated Monday, but Orange…
What we know about the chemical tank incident in Southern California — and what questions still linger
What sent a chemical storage tank in Garden Grove, California, to the verge of either leaking or blowing…
Risk of a catastrophic explosion has been eliminated at chemical tank in California, authorities say
Authorities — scrambling to find a safe resolution after a tank containing a hazardous chemical at a Southern…
California chemical tank explosion threat ‘eliminated,’ official says
The threat of a toxic chemical tank explosion is off the table but some 50,000 evacuated residents need…
Dangers from damaged California chemical tank persist. Here’s what to know
Authorities have been scrambling to find a safe resolution as a damaged tank at a Southern California aerospace…
Potential crack on California toxic chemical tank could be easing pressure as officials race to prevent explosion
LA PALMA, Calif. — A potential crack may be releasing pressure inside a toxic chemical tank in Southern California,…
Failing Orange County chemical tank rises to 100 degrees — the maximum temperature on the gauge
The failing Orange County tank filled with a toxic chemical and at risk of exploding has reached 100…