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California: 40,000 people ordered to evacuate over chemical leak fears

Authorities in Orange County, California, ordered the evacuation of 40,000 residents after a storage tank containing methyl methacrylate at a GKN Aerospace facility entered a state of crisis. Officials warn the tank could fail and spill chemicals or undergo a thermal runaway explosion.

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evacuationchemical leakmethyl methacrylatetank failureexplosion riskhazmatGKN AerospaceGarden GroveOrange Countypublic safety

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California: 40,000 people ordered to evacuate over chemical leak fears

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