Authorities order 50,000 California residents to evacuate due to risk of a chemical tank explosion
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Authorities ordered 50,000 residents in California to evacuate due to the risk of a chemical tank explosion. Firefighters are actively spraying water on the damaged tank to prevent an explosion, with the U.S. EPA indicating that a low-volume chemical release is the most likely outcome.
Firefighters are spraying damaged tank with water to try and prevent explosion; U.S. EPA head says low-volume chemical release is most likely outcome