Tragedy in Washington and near-miss in California cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosions For several tense days last week, tens of thousands of southern California residents ...

SEATTLE — Recovery efforts began Wednesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview after an industrial tank rupture and chemical release on Tuesday left nine people missing and two ...

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 ...

Cypress, California — Fifty thousand Southern California residents remain under evacuation orders Monday after emergency crews raced to prevent a tank holding a volatile industrial chemical from ...

The Orange County Fire Authority said the tank's internal temperature was at least 100 degrees on Saturday night. On Sunday, firefighters reported a potential crack in the tank that might help relieve ...

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Experts trying to prevent a tank holding a highly toxic and flammable chemical from exploding in Southern California found a "potential ‌crack" in the container that might ...

After sending in a specialized team of firefighters overnight to examine a chemical tank at risk of leaking or exploding, California emergency officials said they could be changing their strategy as ...

The 34,000-gallon tank is carrying a flammable liquid called methyl methacrylate, which is used in the aerospace industry to create resins and plastic. With the state of emergency proclamation, local ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A large, pressurized tank filled with a toxic chemical in Orange County is at risk of either exploding or leaking, ...

Emergency crews launched a high-stakes "offensive" overnight mission at a Southern California aerospace facility to neutralize an adjacent chemical tank, as the internal temperature of a failing ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...