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California firefighters say threat of massive explosion in Orange County chemical tank has been "eliminated"

Efforts to stop a California industrial disaster were on a new trajectory on Sunday, officials said, revealing that crews discovered a pressure-relieving crack in the tank behind a toxic chemical leak...

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California chemical tank near Disneyland at risk of exploding, 40,000 residents are ordered to evacuate

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Race to stop explosion or leak from damaged Garden Grove chemical tank

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Correction: Southern California-Chemical Tan Story

In a story published May. 26, 2026, about attribution of a quote in a story about a damaged chemical tank in California, The Associated Press attributed a quote to the wrong official.

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Garden Grove chemical crisis: Evacuation zone reduced

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Catastrophic risk for explosion eliminated

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The risk of a catastrophic chemical tank explosion in California has been eliminated, officials say

Some 50,000 residents in Garden Grove, a city of roughly 170,000 about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles, have been evacuated and are waiting for a resolution.

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Massive blast ruled out at California chemical leak in Orange County as officials say crisis is "not over"

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Garden Grove chemical crisis: Explosion threat 'eliminated'

Toxic Explosion Feared at California Chemical Plant

Evacuation orders were issued to 40,000 Orange County residents. A fire official said a major spill or an explosion were the only expected outcomes.

Chemical tank in Garden Grove, Calif., under threat of exploding, not actually cooling

40,000 people remain evacuated while crews put themselves ‘in harm’s way’ to try to avert disaster, official says.

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Caught on camera: Lightning strikes gas tank, triggering massive explosion in North Texas amid severe storms

SPRINGTOWN, Texas — A jaw-dropping moment was caught on camera Saturday night as severe storms tore through North Texas. Intense lightning and thunder engulfed Springtown when a powerful strike hit a gas storage tank, triggering an explosion that lit up ...