California races to cool dangerous methyl methacrylate tank to avert disaster
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Firefighters in Garden Grove, CA are cooling a leaking methyl methacrylate tank and bringing in outside experts as Governor Newsom declares a state of emergency; tens of thousands have evacuated and shelters are at capacity while responders shift from defensive to offensive efforts to neutralize the tank and prevent rupture, spill, or explosion.
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- California chemical tank heating up after evacuation in LA suburb, fire official says Reuters
- Live updates: Orange County toxic tank on path to spill or explode; experts searching for solutions ABC7 Los Angeles
- Resources for Orange County evacuees due to Garden Grove toxic chemical leak CBS News
- Map shows Garden Grove chemical emergency and evacuation near GKN Aerospace plant Orange County Register
- Garden Grove Chemical Tank Could Be Inching Toward Explosion, Authorities Say The New York Times
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