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Hazmat Teams Contain Self-Heating Drum at Huntington Beach Industrial Site

Officials evacuated the immediate area to allow specialists to identify the mixed chemicals for a safe resolution.

Formic Acid Leak at A61 Rest Area Triggers HAZMAT Response

OSHA Proposes $3.52 Million in Fines After Channelview Sulfuric Acid Spill

Hazmat Crews Begin Phased Removal of Neutralized Chemical at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove

GKN Aerospace Begins Phased Removal of Neutralized MMA Tanks in Garden Grove

Phosgene Leak at Chempark Dormagen Sends Workers to Hospital

Cleanup at Garden Grove Aerospace Site Delayed After Tank Crisis Stabilized

Cleanup Paused at Garden Grove Plant After Chemical Tank Crisis

Nitric Acid Leak at Vilshofen Brewery Triggers Large Hazmat Response

All Missing Recovered After Longview Tank Implosion, 11 Workers Dead

Chemical Tank Implodes at Longview Paper Mill, at Least Two Dead

Two U.S. Chemical Tank Emergencies: Explosion Risk Lowered in California, Deadly Rupture in Washington

Chemical Tank Rupture at Longview Paper Plant Kills Worker and Leaves Several Missing

Crack in Garden Grove Chemical Tank Stops Catastrophic Explosion Threat

Chlorine Reaction at Aqualimp Plant Triggers Chemical Response in Manresa

Overheated Chemical Tank Forces Mass Evacuations and State Emergency in Orange County

Crack Found in Leaking Garden Grove Chemical Tank; Evacuation Orders Remain

Chemical Tank Leak Forces 40,000 Evacuations Near Los Angeles

Toxic Chemical Tank in Garden Grove Threatens to Fail as 40,000 Are Evacuated

California Declares Emergency After Overheating Chemical Tank Triggers 40,000 Evacuations