{"slug": "state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident", "title": "State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident", "summary": "A state of emergency was declared in Southern California on May 23, 2026, after a toxic chemical tank threatened to leak or explode, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. Governor Gavin Newsom issued the declaration as authorities warned of the imminent danger. NBC News correspondent Steve Patterson reported from just outside the evacuation zone.", "body_md": "Trump speaks with Israel’s prime minister on potential Iran agreement\n00:57\nGood News: Students pay tribute to retiring bus driver\n03:01\nSevere weather disrupts holiday weekend travel\n01:47\nTrump says agreement on Iran war ‘largely negotiated’\n02:35\nNew concerns over use of A.I. to draft police reports\n02:08\nNow Playing\nState of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident\n01:53\nUP NEXT\nGreat Americans: A conversation with Lt. Colonel WIlliam Swenson\n03:40\n911 call reveals details before Kyle Busch’s sudden death\n02:22\nPentagon releases newly declassified UFO files\n01:30\nTrump’s intel chief Tulsi Gabbard steps down\n01:48\nFirefighters injured in shipyard explosion\n01:07\nHealthcare CEO apologizes for coverage problems\n03:15\nTrump faces GOP resistance on compensation fund, ballroom money\n02:01\nStudents who covertly embody college mascots reveal identities at graduation\n01:28\nNASCAR star Kyle Busch dead at age 41\n01:08\nDOJ reveals criminal charges over $90 million in alleged Medicaid fraud in Minnesota\n01:25\nU.S. officials to divert and screen passengers coming from Ebola affected countries\n02:11\nSevere storms threaten holiday travel\n02:08\nWeekend Nightly\nState of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident\n01:53\nCopied\nGov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) declared a state of emergency in California on Saturday as thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes over a toxic chemical tank that, authorities say, will either leak or explode. NBC News' Steve Patterson is on the ground just outside the evacuation zone.May 23, 2026", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/video/state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident-263860805876", "published_at": "2026-05-23 22:45:51+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-24 02:35:00.561368+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["policy-regulation"], "entities": ["Gavin Newsom", "California", "NBC News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/state-of-emergency-declared-over-southern-california-chemical-incident.jsonld"}}