{"id":489,"date":"2026-05-23T20:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:08:55","slug":"40000-people-ordered-evacuated-after-socal-chemical-leak-as-authorities-try-to-prevent-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"40,000 People Ordered Evacuated After SoCal Chemical Leak As Authorities Try To Prevent Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Southern California have evacuated about 40,000 people after a large tank containing a hazardous chemical on the premises of an aerospace giant began spewing vapor Thursday, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=487\">Female Democrats Put Up Absurd Objection To Women\u2019s History Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orange County firefighters responded at about 3:22 p.m. Thursday to \u201can aerospace manufacturing company in the 12100 block of Western Ave. in Garden Grove\u201d after vapors escaped the relief valve of a 34,000-gallon tank containing methyl methacrylate and that had begun to heat up, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) said.<\/p>\n<p>The company at the affected location is GKN Aerospace, a U.K.-headquartered company that supplies commercial and military aircraft parts and products globally\u2014including the windows on the Orion capsule in which the Artemis II astronauts traveled around the moon.<\/p>\n<p>The OCFA labeled the incident a \u201cunique hazmat incident.\u201d Some 40,000 people were evacuated, with some describing the incident as scary and shocking, the Associated Press (AP) reported.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8633305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8633305\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277205221-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277205221-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=180,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277205221-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=620,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277205221-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=768,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2277205221-768x512.jpg 768w\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Evacuees rest in the shelter while the news plays on a television after a chemical leak from a large storage tank threatened residents in Garden Grove, California on May 22, 2026. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to leave their homes in California Friday after a huge chemical tank began leaking, with warnings it might blow up, sending toxic fumes over a heavily populated area. (Photo by Blake Fagan \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Methyl methacrylate is a chemical used to make resins, plastics, water-repellent concrete, and dental cement and ceramic fillers,  the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The vapor from the overheated tank is \u201ca fruity and heavy smell\u201d and could cause irritation to the eyes, nose, respiratory tract and lungs, leading to symptoms such as sore throat, runny nose, burning eyes, and nausea, Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, Orange County\u2019s Health Officer, told the press late Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Dizziness, headaches, and severe respiratory issues can result from prolonged exposure, Dr. Chinsio-Kwong added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The vapor had not built to detectable levels in the air as of late Friday, Dr. Chinsio-Kwong said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities deployed an overhead sprinkler system and firefighting drones to some initial success, while also issuing evacuation orders to neighborhoods around the company\u2019s premises and designating evacuation centers, according to the OCFA.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=485\">911 Dispatch Audio Seems To Show Desperate Caller Seeking Help For Kyle Busch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents returned home on new orders late Thursday following the initial success but by Friday morning the tank could not be secured, OCFA Chief and Unified Incident Commander Craig Covey told the press Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A valve on the tank was found to be inoperable, stalling cleanup plans and prompting a reissue of evacuation orders and an expansion of the affected zones, the OCFA said early Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Covey told the press Saturday that while the initial firefighting operation successfully reduced the external temperature of the affected tank, it did not reduce the internal temperature in the tank, which kept rising.<\/p>\n<p>The combined teams of firefighters, industrial chemists, and emergency response personnel went back on the offensive late Friday and discovered that the tank\u2019s internal temperature had risen to 90 degrees, up from 77 degrees Friday morning, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe put [the teams] back in harm\u2019s way last night, with an attempt to go in and neutralize the additional tank,\u201d he said in part.<\/p>\n<p>The teams have been brainstorming for either eventuality of a spill or an explosion. A spill would let out 6,000\u20137,000 gallons of \u201cvery bad chemicals\u201d onto the parking lot on the company\u2019s premises, while an explosion, which would result from a thermal runaway, would affect adjacent chemical-laden tanks, worsening the outcome, Chief Covey told the press. <strong>(RELATED: Septic Truck Explodes After Being Struck By Train, Video Shows)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLetting this thing just fail and blow up is unacceptable to us. Our goal is to find something and not allow that happen, not let it damage our community, not let it damage our environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Should the tank fail, the teams have been developing \u201caggressive contingency plans\u201d such as constructing dykes and dams to channel and contain the chemical as well as fire and medical emergencies for the teams confronting the high-risk situation round the clock as residents in the affected areas heeded the authorities\u2019 calls to evacuate, lessening the risk of a more complex emergency response, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no reports of injuries at this time and our priority remains the safety of our employees, responders, and the surrounding community,\u201d a GKN Aerospace spokesperson told the AP via email. \u201cWe will provide verified updates as soon as more information becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=483\">Elderly Man Left In Hospital Over US And Trump-Themed Decorations At Home, Wife Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Southern California have evacuated about 40,000 people after a large tank containing a hazardous chemical began spewing vapors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[367,842,166,843,844,845,846,847,848,849],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-accident","tag-aerospace","tag-california","tag-chemical","tag-chemical-plants","tag-emergency","tag-firefighters","tag-hazards","tag-industrial","tag-plastics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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