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There's no longer a risk of explosion from a damaged California chemical tank. Here's what to know
Authorities — scrambling to find a safe resolution after a tank containing a hazardous chemical at a Southern California aerospace plant was damaged — believe the risk of a catastrophic explosion has ...

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California firefighters say threat of massive explosion in Orange County chemical tank has been "eliminated"
Urgent warning issued to thousands as chemical tank threatens explosion
Garden Grove chemical crisis: Evacuation zone reduced
California emergency officials significantly reduced the size of the evacuation zone around the Garden Grove chemical tank crisis amid improving conditions after the threat of a massive blast was "eli...

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Catastrophic risk for explosion eliminated
Race to stop explosion or leak from damaged Garden Grove chemical tank
Officials Lift Evacuation Orders For Some California Residents Living Near A Damaged Chemical Tank
There is no longer a risk of catastrophic explosion of the tank containing methyl methacrylate at the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems plant in Garden Grove, near Los Angeles, Orange County Fire Aut...

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Garden Grove chemical crisis: Explosion threat 'eliminated'
Big blast averted, so far, in Garden Grove, but smaller explosion could pose danger

Orange County chemical tank could leak or explode, officials say

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

Newsom declares state of emergency in Orange County as failing chemical tank nears catastrophic explosion

Emergency crews launch overnight mission to neutralize a volatile chemical tank at a Southern California aerospace facility in Garden Grove as Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency.