Three people were injured Thursday after a propane tank explosion destroyed homes in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

Firefighters on Saturday were trying to cool a chemical tank “literally on the edge” of exploding in Garden Grove, California, as they worked to avert a disastrous “worst-case” scenario, the ...

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode.

What to Know A compromised chemical storage tank at Garden Grove’s GKN Aerospace facility is threatening to leak its toxic contents or explode in what authorities called an unprecedented emergency.

Thousands are under evacuation orders in California as officials work to cool off an overheating chemical tank at risk of exploding.

Although officials are focused on measuring pressure, the crack eventually could allow authorities to gradually drain the chemicals.

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 ...

Authorities in Southern California are bracing for the possibility that a volatile chemical tank could either rupture or ...

An unmitigatable overheated chemical tank containing toxic methyl methacrylate at GKN Aerospace has forced the evacuation of 40,000 residents in Garden Grove, Westminster, Stanton, and Anaheim.

The exact nature of the damage, and what contingencies are in place to deal with it, have not been made clear.

An all-night operation confirmed a crack in the tank in relieving atmosphere and pressure, OC fire officials say.