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Explosion threat at southern California chemical tank eliminated, firefighters say
US officials credit overnight cooling and monitoring for stabilising tank after leak fears triggered mass evacuation Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in southern California said they had eliminated…
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US officials credit overnight cooling and monitoring for stabilising tank after leak fears triggered mass evacuation Firefighters contending with an overheating tank of hazardous chemicals in southern California said they had eliminated the threat of the tank exploding in an overnight operation, Orange county fire officials said on Monday. The damaged chemical tank in southern California had cracked over the weekend, which authorities were hopeful would relieve pressure and reduce the risk of an explosion.
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