Garden Grove Chemical Leak Prompts Major Orange County Evacuation
Garden Grove, California, faced a major chemical emergency in May 2026 after a storage tank at a GKN Aerospace facility became unstable. Emergency crews responded to the hazardous-materials incident near Western Avenue on May 21. The tank contained methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable chemical used in plastics and aircraft-component manufacturing. Officials feared the damaged tank could rupture or explode, prompting a large-scale evacuation in Orange County.
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