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40,000 people under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California

About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said could rupture or explode.

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40,000 people under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California
Source: NPR News
Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Craig Covey speaks during a news conference at the Los Alamitos racetrack in Cypress, Calif., on Friday about a hazardous material situation in Garden Grove, Calif.

About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said could rupture or explode.

(Image credit: Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register)

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