The FBI has executed a search warrant at the Southern California facility where an overheated chemical tank prompted the evacuation of roughly 50,000 residents last month amid fears of an explosion.

The warrant, signed by a federal judge last week, authorizes investigators to seize documents and records related to the storage, use, and disposal of methyl methacrylate, the highly flammable chemical contained in the damaged tank.

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