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

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.

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

Officials have lifted all evacuation orders related to an overheating chemical tank in southern California, a day after a ...

The threat of a tank explosion in Orange County, California, was reportedly over but the situation was still not under control, according to CNN on Monday. At least 50,000 residents have been ...

The threat of a catastrophic explosion at a Southern California chemical tank, which resulted in an evacuation order covering tens of thousands of Orange County residents, has largely been eliminated, ...

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.

Firefighters contending with a dangerously overheating industrial tank of a hazardous chemical in Southern California have eliminated the possibility of the tank exploding after a crack relieved some ...

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

May 26 (UPI) --Officials have reduced the size of the evacuation order in southern California, as the risk of a tank full of chemicals exploding has ended. About 16,000 people were still under ...

Firefighters are racing to prevent a 7,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate from exploding in Orange County.