vapors

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Southern California is bracing for a possible leak or explosion of toxic vapors from a damaged tank that has forced thousands of people to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

From there, teams in hazardous material suits can go in and “neutralize and mitigate the vapors that will be coming off of that,” Covey said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The evacuation is large in part due to the potential of a plume of toxic vapors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

One hundred feet into the square, Café Iruña’s terrace and vapors of freshly brewed coffee beckon.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Even Amaranta, lying in a wicker basket, observed with curiosity the absorbing work of her father and her brother in the small room where the air was rarefied by mercury vapors.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez