Orange County Fire Authority officials said Monday morning that the temperature of a chemical tank in Garden Grove has cooled, eliminating the risk of a catastrophic explosion. “We are happy to report ...

Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.

Underground explosions that rocked parts of the Gold Coast at the weekend could have potentially been catastrophic, police ...

Authorities now say the threat of a catastrophic explosion known as a BLEVE has been "eliminated" after a tank holding dangerous chemicals cracked at a Southern California aerospace facility last week ...

Two houses were burned to the ground, another was badly damaged and neighboring houses were damaged in a multiple-alarm inferno involving a suspected propane explosion at Elk Lake in Clinton Township ...

The risk of a "catastrophic" explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained, officials ...

While danger persists, the risk of a catastrophic explosion that sent tens of thousands of people fleeing from their homes has now been “eliminated” after a tank holding dangerous chemicals cracked at ...