Tragedy in Washington and near-miss in California cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosions For several tense days last week, tens of thousands of southern California residents ...

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All evacuation orders stemming from a hazardous materials incident at a Southern California aerospace facility were lifted Tuesday night, allowing thousands of residents to return home. Officials ...

The worst threats from a damaged chemical tank in Southern California have passed, with authorities saying a major explosion was no longer imminent, but evacuations are still in place amid continued ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Risk of catastrophic blast from California chemical leak eliminated, but other concerns remain 02:12 Tens of thousands of Southern ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Editor's note: The latest developments on the Longview plant disaster can be found here. At least one person is dead and multiple people remain missing after a tank of caustic ...

Emergency officials lifted an evacuation order for some people who live near a damaged tank containing hazardous chemicals in Southern California, after temperatures inside the tank fell enough to ...

US officials credit overnight cooling and monitoring for stabilizing tank after leak fears triggered mass evacuation Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in southern ...

The Orange County Fire Authority said the tank's internal temperature was at least 100 degrees on Saturday night. On Sunday, firefighters reported a potential crack in the tank that might help relieve ...

Firefighters have been working through the weekend to cool a chemical tank “literally on the edge” of exploding in Southern California as they worked to avert a disastrous “worst-case” scenario, the ...

The tank in Southern California has been building in temperature and pressure for days, which could lead to an explosive release. The crack may reduce some of that pressure, officials said. By ...

This live blog has ended. Residents in Garden Grove face a rising threat from an unstable toxic chemical tank that firefighters say appears likely to leak its contents or explode. Follow below for ...