The vast majority of the 50,000 people evacuated because of a damaged chemical tank loaded with 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate at an aerospace plastics facility in Orange County began returning home.

Orange County officials say about 16,000 residents remain evacuated from their homes.

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Thousands are under evacuation orders in California as officials work to cool off an overheating chemical tank at risk of exploding.

Firefighters from across Southern California are battling several wildfires that have forced hundreds of people from their homes and, in some cases, destroyed structures. In Riverside County, crews are working to contain the Bain and Verona wildfires.