California Chemical Tank Heating up
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A damaged chemical storage tank that authorities fear is at risk of exploding in California is gradually getting warmer despite efforts to reduce its internal temperature. Evacuation orders remained in place for an area covering tens of thousands of people in the Garden Grove suburb of Los Angeles — about a 10-minute drive from Disneyland.
Firefighters trying to keep a tank of hazardous chemicals in California from exploding or leaking brought in outside experts to help prevent a catastrophe, the incident commander
The temperature inside a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in Garden Grove has risen to dangerous levels as crews continued to try to head off a disastrous explosion and roughly 40,000 people remain under evacuation orders, fire authorities announced ...
A crack in a tank holding a toxic chemical is spurring hopes that an explosion or bigger leak can be averted, as thousands remain under evacuation orders.
Firefighters continue to cool a chemical storage tank with water to prevent it from breaching or exploding. Some 40,000 residents near the Orange County plant have been evacuated to shelters.