Toxic tank fears grow as 40,000 flee possible California explosion

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Toxic tank fears grow as 40,000 flee possible California explosion #breakingnews #california #toxic #disaster More than 40,000 people have fled the site of an impending disaster, with a blast zone map revealing a terrible scenario. 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 of methyl methacrylate, a volatile and flammable liquid used to make plastics, with firefighters warning the situation was serious. Orange County Fire Authority Incident Commander Craig Covey said on Saturday morning that an emergency team had ventured into the area overnight, seeking to neutralise the “explos

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