Evacuations reduced in California chemical tank emergency

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Overheating chemical tank in California no longer at risk of exploding, fire officials say
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...

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Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near a damaged chemical tank
Evacuations reduced in California chemical tank emergency after worst-case explosion risk eliminated
Massive blast ruled out at California chemical leak in Orange County as officials say crisis is "not over"
Firefighters were alerted Thursday to a chemical vapor leak from a failing tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove that contained methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable toxic epoxy.

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Chance for large explosion decreases in California chemical tank after crews find small crack
California chemical tank threat not over yet for 16,000 people still under evacuation orders
Threat of Catastrophic Explosion 'Eliminated' After Chemical Tank Cracks, Forcing Tens of Thousands to Evacuate
TJ McGovern, interim fire chief for the Orange County Fire authority, confirmed in a video statement on Monday, May 25 that the threat of what is known as a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (o...

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Southern California officials lift all evacuation orders for residents near damaged chemical tank
Evacuations eased after chemical tank explosion risk subsides in Southern California
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Japanese military seeks answers for fatal Type 10 tank blast that should not have happened

A round detonating inside a tank turret is virtually unheard of. The last time it happened in Japan was in 1979 A turret explosion that killed three Japanese crew members inside a Type 10 tank during manoeuvres earlier this week has caused shock and ...
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8 charged after woods fire near I-26 forces road closures, propane tanks explode

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Fire Department shut down roads near Interstate 26 for hours last week to bring a woods fire under control. One person living in the encampment was taken to jail on charges of trespassing and ...