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Evacuation orders lift for thousands of residents near damaged chemical tank
County health officials have said people may notice a chemical smell over a wide area, but insist it is not harmful.
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What happenedEvacuation orders for thousands of residents living near a damaged chemical tank in California have been lifted, but tens of thousands of residents still haven't been allowed to return home.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftThreat of Explosion From Toxic Chemical Tank Lessened, Officials Say
The New York Times · Center-left · News report
CenterEvacuation orders lift for thousands of residents near damaged chemical tank
NPR World · Center · News report
Right / center-rightEvacuation Order Partially Lifted as Risk of California Chemical Tank Explosion Recedes
Evacuation orders lift for thousands of residents near damaged chemical tank
Evacuation orders for thousands of residents living near a damaged chemical tank in California have been lifted, but tens of thousands of residents still haven't been allowed to return home.
Thousands can return home after ‘catastrophic’ explosion risk at California tank is averted
The risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained,...
Explosion threat at southern California chemical tank eliminated, firefighters say
US officials credit overnight cooling and monitoring for stabilising tank after leak fears triggered mass evacuation Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals...
Live updates: Garden Grove chemical tank cools, risk of catastrophic explosion eliminated
Orange County Fire Authority officials said Monday morning that the temperature of a chemical tank in Garden Grove has cooled, eliminating the risk of a catastrophic explosion. “We are happ...
Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence9 sources · 3 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report, Live update
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May 25, 5:08 PM: Globe and Mail joined the source map.
May 25, 6:53 PM: News Channel 4 (KFOR.com) joined the source map.
May 25, 8:37 PM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.
May 25, 10:46 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.
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