Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or ...

May 25 (Reuters) - Firefighters contending with a dangerously overheating industrial tank of a hazardous chemical in Southern ...

Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated and Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared an emergency as officials try to thwart an explosion at the facility in Orange County.

Thousands are under evacuation orders in California as officials work to cool off an overheating chemical tank at risk of ...

More than 50,000 people in California remain evacuated due to an Orange County chemical leak that prompted Gov. Newsom to request that President Trump issue a Federal Emergency Declaration.

We are bringing people in from all over the country … trying to come up with additional options,’ a fire official said.

The threat of a toxic chemical tank explosion in Southern California has subsided enough to allow some of the 50,000 residents who were evacuated to return to their homes, officials said late ...

Concerns over a possible explosion or leak prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents, many of whom are staying in shelters.

Federal agents were looking for records that might shed light on why chemicals overheated, threatening a catastrophe in Orange County.

A crack has relieved some pressure in a damaged chemical tank and the temperature of the highly flammable gas inside is continuing to fall, leading authorities to say Monday they believe the risk of a ...

Emergency officials lifted an evacuation order Monday for some of the people who live near a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical in Southern California after temperatures inside the tank fell ...

Three people were injured Thursday after a propane tank explosion destroyed homes in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.