Evacuations lifted after chemical reaction in Riverside County rail car raised explosion fears

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Evacuation orders were lifted in Riverside County on Saturday morning after a chemical reaction inside a rail car parked on private property threatened to cause an explosion, forcing people from their homes two days before.

Both directions of the 215 Freeway in Perris were reopened Friday night, although the Harley Knox offramps remained closed Saturday, officials said.

Authorities are continuing to urge the public to avoid the area near Harvill and Oleander avenues , where on Thursday a railroad tank car carrying styrene, a highly volatile liquid typically used in plastic and rubber products, dangerously overheated.

Authorities were concerned that if heat and pressure were to continue to build in the car, it could explode or create a chemical cloud that could spread over Perris and Moreno Valley, said Capt. Richard Cordova of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Riverside County.

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