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California races to prevent chemical tank explosion as thousands evacuated
Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, as some 40,000 people were under evacuation orders in the area.
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Left / center-left40,000 under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California
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Right / center-rightNewsom declares state of emergency as chemical tanks continue to overheat
40,000 under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California
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50,000 Californians Evacuated As Chemical Tank Overheats And Officials Fear Massive Explosion
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Fire officials ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Friday in Garden Grove, an Orange County suburb near the Los Angeles County border, due to a failing chemical t...
40,000 people under evacuation orders for a chemical tank leak in Southern California
Authorities rushed to prevent an explosion after a hazardous chemical tank leak forced evacuations affecting about 40,000 people in Southern California.
