California chemicals tank no longer an explosion risk, say fire officials
Posted on: May 25, 2026 21:15 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Firefighters contending with an overheating tankful of wild chemicals in Southern golden state on mon said an overnight functioning had eliminated the possibility of the tank exploding.
The tank of highly flammable methyl methacrylate began overheating on Thursday at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, a city of about 172,000 people roughly 35 kilometres south of Los Angeles.
By Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom had declared a state of emergency and evacuation orders had been issued for an area home to tens of thousands of people as fears mounted that the tank could rupture and spill up to 26,500 litres of toxic material or explode and endanger nearby tanks.
Firefighters celebrated the appearance of a crack in the tank over the weekend, which helped relieve pressure, and the tank had cooled slightly.
"That is incredibly positive news," Craig Covey, a division chief at the Orange County Fire Authority, said in a video statement.
Potential crack in California chemical tank could avert explosion, officials say
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