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ORANGE Co., Calif (KGO) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Orange County amid ongoing efforts to stabilize a damaged chemical tank at a ...

Firefighters are left without any options to prevent the tank, filled with a toxic chemical, from collapsing or exploding. The authorities have urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes. By ...

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The E.P.A. warns that short-term exposure to the compound can cause skin and eye irritation and respiratory issues. By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn Methyl methacrylate, the highly flammable organic ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The chemical leak that triggered evacuations across a swath of Orange County on Friday is located at GKN Aerospace ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tens of thousands told to evacuate after a 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate leaked at an aerospace ...

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- There is no longer a threat of explosion, fire or chemical leak for a damaged tank at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, the Orange County Fire Authority ...