South China Morning Post
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California races to prevent chemical tank explosion as thousands evacuated
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Firefighters in California are working to prevent a potential explosion from a leaking tank containing toxic methyl methacrylate chemicals, with approximately 40,000 residents evacuated from the Garden Grove area in Orange County.
California races to prevent chemical tank explosion as thousands evacuated
Firefighters warned on Saturday that a tank of toxic chemicals in California is heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic explosion that has already forced tens of thousands of Californians to evacuate.
About 40,000 residents were ordered to leave their homes in the Garden Grove area of Orange county, southeast of Los Angeles, on Friday after the tank began to leak, sending fumes over a heavily populated area.
The tank contains 26,000 litres (7,000 gallons) of methyl methacrylate, a volatile
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