40,000 people under evacuation orders after a chemical tank leak in Southern California
A chemical tank leak in Garden Grove, California, has led to evacuation orders for approximately 40,000 residents. The tank, which holds a hazardous chemical used in plastic manufacturing, began leaking after overheating, prompting officials to expand evacuation orders to nearby cities. Authorities are working to contain the situation as the tank poses risks of rupture or explosion.
- ▪About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders due to a hazardous chemical leak.
- ▪The tank holds between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, which is highly volatile and flammable.
- ▪Officials have created containment barriers to prevent chemical spills from reaching storm drains or the ocean.
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Water is sprayed on a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove, California, May 22, 2026. JEFF GRITCHEN / JEFF GRITCHEN/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday, May 22, in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts that officials said could rupture or explode. A storage tank holding between 6,000 and 7,000 gallons (22,700 and 26,500 liters) of methyl methacrylate overheated Thursday and began venting vapors into the air at an aerospace plastics facility in Garden Grove, a city in Orange County, the county's fire authority said.
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