Three gas tanks exploded in Glenpool, Oklahoma, on Monday, after lightning struck a tank at a pipeline facility.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pressurized tank filled with methyl methacrylate is sprayed with water at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove on Saturday. The threat of a catastrophic explosion at a Southern California ...

A massive explosion blew the lid off a huge liquid natural gas tank in Oklahoma and sent it flying. Officials believe it was a lightning strike that set off a fire that caused the blast at the Glenpool Tank Farm.

A potential crack may be releasing pressure inside a toxic chemical tank in Southern California, officials said, a development they hope could help avert a devastating vapour explosion. The tank holds methyl methacrylate, a toxic chemical used to manufacture resins and plastics.

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 More than 50,000 residents were reportedly evacuated ...