LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 A slow leak from a chemical tank smeared an orange cloud across the sky of a Southern California neighborhood on Tuesday, but authorities said they quickly got it under control.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Aaron Katon said authorities responded to a business that makes cleaning products after receiving a call shortly before noon about the cloud. Police evacuated a nearby middle school as a precaution, Katon said.<\/p>\n
They do not yet know what the chemical was, but all shelter-in-place orders have been lifted, he said. The regional air quality management district has deployed staff to the area to investigate, said Connie Villanueva, a spokesperson for the South Coast Air Quality Management District.<\/p>\n
The company, Shepard Bros., could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
Three company employees reported minor respiratory irritation and declined further treatment, Katon said. <\/p>\n
The leak occurred in the city of La Habra near a mix of residential neighborhoods and industrial warehouses about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Anaheim.<\/p>\n
Keary Godinez, who works in a nearby restaurant, said she saw what appeared to be a dark yellow cloud spread across the sky. The 20-year-old said she watched students across the street board buses to evacuate, but police told her the eatery could remain open.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looked like pollen dust,\u201d Godinez said, adding she didn\u2019t detect a smell from the cloud. \u201cIt just kind of smeared in the sky and started going away.\u201d<\/p>\n
La Habra Mayor Jose Medrano had urged residents to shelter in place and said some streets were being evacuated.<\/p>\n
Luis Gomez, who manages a nearby pickleball program, said earlier Tuesday he saw the cloud, called police and was told anyone within a mile radius of the location was under an evacuation order. <\/p>\n
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