Bleve Threat Eliminated in Garden Grove Chemical Incident as Night Operations Resume
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Orange County officials say the BLEVE risk from the Garden Grove methyl methacrylate tank has been eliminated; temperatures are cooling, and crews plan to resume overnight checks for cracks or leaks, while evacuations remain in place and federal resources assist with air monitoring and contingency planning amid a large response of first responders and shelters.
- Live Updates: Threat of explosion "off the table" for California chemical leak in Orange County, officials say CBS News
- Garden Grove chemical crisis: Live evacuation maps, closures and updates Los Angeles Times
- Garden Grove chemical tank no longer threat for catastrophic explosion, officials say Orange County Register
- California chemical tank has cracked, causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate NPR
- Chemical tank no longer at risk of exploding, California official says USA Today
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