Newsom declares state of emergency in Orange County as failing chemical tank nears catastrophic explosion

Emergency crews launched a high-stakes "offensive" overnight mission at a Southern California aerospace facility to neutralize an adjacent chemical tank, as the internal temperature of a failing primary tank has steadily climbed to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency Saturday and the evacuation of over 40,000 residents.

Orange County Fire Authority Incident Commander Greg Covey shared the "bad news" Saturday morning that crews who went into...