A man with short dark hair in a blue suit looks straight ahead as he sits in a room that is out of focus behind him. US Environmental Protection Agency deputy administrator David Fotouhi testifies at ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- There is no longer a threat of explosion, fire or chemical leak for a damaged tank at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, the Orange County Fire Authority ...

One person is confirmed dead and nine others are unaccounted for after a Washington state chemical implosion that has proven to be even larger than previously reported. A vat containing around 900,000 ...

LA PALMA, Calif. — Southern California officials said Monday the risk of a devastating vapor explosion has been avoided in an incident involving a storage tank containing methyl methacrylate, a toxic ...

An issue with a valve caused the contents of a chemical storage tank in Garden Grove, California, to overheat, prompting fears of a possible disaster that threatened to expose residents to toxic ...

Crews responding to the chemical emergency at a Southern California aerospace facility discovered what officials described as a possible crack in the unstable tank that may be relieving pressure ...

Experts trying to prevent a tank of hazardous chemicals from exploding in Southern California found a "potential crack" in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on ...

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Emergency crews launched a high-stakes "offensive" overnight mission at a Southern California aerospace facility to neutralize an adjacent chemical tank, as the internal temperature of a failing ...

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Firefighters are left without any options to prevent the tank, filled with a toxic chemical, from collapsing or exploding. The authorities have urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes. By ...

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