Emergency crews are working nonstop to prevent an overheating tank filled with a toxic chemical from leaking or triggering what could be a catastrophic explosion as approximately 50,000 residents in ...

The tank at GKN Aerospace is estimated to contain 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a volatile chemical used to produce plastics.

Two people suffered minor injuries after a tank exploded at a Holbrook scrapyard Wednesday morning, according to Suffolk County police. Police say the explosion happened around 7:30 a.m. at Arrow ...

More than 50,000 people in California remain evacuated due to an Orange County chemical leak that prompted Gov. Newsom to request that President Trump issue a Federal Emergency Declaration.

May 25 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Officials who have been 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 ...

The evacuation order has been lifted for residents in Garden Grove after authorities determined that the threat of a catastrophic toxic chemical tank explosion had been eliminated.

Officials have lifted all evacuation orders related to an overheating chemical tank in southern California, a day after a crack in the structure eliminated the risk of a catastrophic blast.

Officials reduced the zone of evacuation orders near a Garden Grove, California, chemical tank, after the risk of a "worst-case scenario" has passed.

Tuesday night after days of anxious waiting as fire crews worked to prevent a tank full of a toxic and flammable chemical from exploding.

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Orange County on Saturday afternoon as the temperature inside a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in Garden Grove rose to dangerous levels while ...