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Southern California is bracing for a possible leak or explosion of toxic vapors from a damaged tank that has forced thousands of people to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Tens of thousands told to evacuate after a 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate leaked at an aerospace plastics facility, sending potentially toxic vapors into the air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

From there, teams in hazardous material suits can go in and “neutralize and mitigate the vapors that will be coming off of that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

One hundred feet into the square, Café Iruña’s terrace and vapors of freshly brewed coffee beckon.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

His invention, it turned out, could also cleanse noxious vapors and particulates from smelter effluent, coal particles from mine air, and much more.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik