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overheated chemical tank
Coverage of overheated chemical tank in the Nexus archive.
- Some 16,000 Californians still out of their homes due to overheated chemical tank
Approximately 16,000 residents in Southern California remain evacuated due to an overheated chemical tank. Officials have not provided a timeline for when residents can return home.
- Crack in California chemical tank averts ‘catastrophic’ blast but thousands remain evacuated
A crack in an overheated chemical tank in Orange County, California, averted a catastrophic explosion but left 16,000 residents still evacuated. The incident forced 50,000 people to flee near Garden Grove, though most returned after the crack formed over Memorial Day weekend.