(Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG), A home is destroyed after a massive firework explosion in Ontario on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. No long-term effects from the leak are anticipated, he said. The live incident feed for the Riverside County Fire Department. Out of an abundance of caution, students and staff were evacuated from Mead Valley Elementary School due to the chemical spill. The cause of the leak was not immediately clear, but officials also said temperature readings are trending in a positive direction. Two people died after a large cache of commercial grade fireworks stored at a home in Ontario exploded and sparked several fires Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of the surrounding neighborhood and sending smoke aloft that could be seen in cities several miles away, authorities said. Investigation with a hazardous materials team led officials to determine there is a chemical, known as styrene, in the tank of the rail car that is overheating due to some kind of chemical reaction. Incident Information | Riverside Fire Department Incident Information All Hazard Incident Information Map Use this links below to view the City of Riverside Fire There are 239 days left in the year. Drones equipped with infrared sensors were monitoring the temperature, which appeared to be dropping but remained too high for firefighters to safely approach, authorities said at an afternoon news conference. Ontario fire officials issued an evacuation for West Francis Street and West Maple Avenue between Fern and San Antonio avenues. Perez rushed over from work at a construction site after receiving a call from his father. "We are still in a pretty critical situation. or redistributed. Authorities said the chemicals normal temperature is 85 degrees (29.4 Celsius) and the tanks temperature had reached 323 degrees (161.6 Celsius) before declining to 304 degrees (151.1 Celsius) Friday morning. Tune in toFOX 11Los Angelesfor the latest Southern California news. Right now, the roughly 188,000 pounds of styrene in the tank had reached temperatures up to 323 degrees. A chemical leak from a railroad tanker-train carled officials in Southern California on Friday to temporarily shut down a major freeway and evacuate more than 100homesamid fears of an explosion. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters, Fireworks can be heard exploding as black smoke rises from a home in Ontario after a loud explosion was heard as far away as Riverside on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The heat in the rail car builds pressure and it could have a release, meaning some kind of violent explosion, he said. Riverside
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