Le Monde
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40,000 people under evacuation orders after a chemical tank leak in Southern California
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A chemical storage tank containing methyl methacrylate at an aerospace plastics facility in Southern California overheated and poses an explosion risk, prompting evacuation orders for approximately 40,000 residents.
40,000 people under evacuation orders after a chemical tank leak in Southern California
At an aerospace plastics facility, a storage tank holding methyl methacrylate, a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, overheated on Thursday and is now at risk of exploding. The Orange County fire authority pleaded with residents to follow evacuation orders, insisting that this 'is not precautionary': 'This thing is going to fail.'
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