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Evacuations reduced in California chemical tank emergency after worst-case explosion risk eliminated

Officials racing to prevent an overheating chemical tank in California from exploding breathed a small sigh of relief after confirming Monday a crack in the structure had helped reduce pressure inside,

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Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near a damaged chemical tank

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Overheating Chemicals Tank in California No Longer at Risk of Exploding, Fire Officials Say

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California chemical tank crisis updates. What happens next?

The worst threats from a damaged chemical tank in Southern California have passed, with authorities saying a major explosion was no longer imminent, but evacuations are still in place amid continued r...

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Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank

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'Potential Crack' in California Chemical Tank May Prevent Explosion, Fire Official Says

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Orange County Issues New Evacuation Map as Catastrophic Explosion Threat Ends

It shrinks the number of evacuation orders in place from more than 40,000 to about 16,000, as of 6 p.m. local time on Monday, after authorities said the biggest risk, a potential “boiling liquid expan...

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California chemicals tank no longer an explosion risk, say fire officials

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Explosion threat at southern California chemical tank eliminated, firefighters say

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Marines: ‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused artillery shell explosion over I-5 in SoCal

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has determined that a “one-in-a-million” malfunction caused an artillery shell to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway Patrol vehicle with debris last year. The ...

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Report: 'One in a million defect' caused I-5 artillery shell explosion

A "one in a million" fuze malfunction caused a live Marine artillery shell to explode prematurely over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton last October, raining shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicles and reigniting tensions between state and ...