5/22/26 Garden Grove CA toxic chemical tank will likely leak or explode, 40,000 evacuated fire officials say

[raybrag]

Garden Grove toxic chemical tank with faulty valve will likely leak or explode, fire officials say

A toxic chemicals tank at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove will either leak or explode due to a faulty valve, fire officials say.

www.nbclosangeles.com

Garden Grove chemical tank update: Cleanup efforts to begin and legal claims mount

All evacuation orders were officially lifted on Tuesday, allowing the final 16,000 evacuated Orange County residents to return home.

abc7.com

Over 40,000 evacuated in California chemical leak as Orange County officials warn tank "is going to fail," may explode

Southern California officials have expanded evacuations in several Orange County cities due to concerns over a leaking toxic chemical tank that they say is "actively in crisis."

www.cbsnews.com

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Garden Grove toxic chemical tank with faulty valve will likely leak or explode, fire officials say

A toxic chemicals tank at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove will either leak or explode due to a faulty valve, fire officials say.

www.nbclosangeles.com

Garden Grove chemical tank update: Cleanup efforts to begin and legal claims mount

All evacuation orders were officially lifted on Tuesday, allowing the final 16,000 evacuated Orange County residents to return home.

abc7.com

Over 40,000 evacuated in California chemical leak as Orange County officials warn tank "is going to fail," may explode

Southern California officials have expanded evacuations in several Orange County cities due to concerns over a leaking toxic chemical tank that they say is "actively in crisis."

www.cbsnews.com

Just saw reports on CBS and NBC national news, this is an extremely dangerous sitation.

 

[manlt]

Read the msds for it! Don’t use water if on fire!

 

[grumpy grizzly]

What came first, the homes or the plant?

 

[Darrell]

What came first, the homes or the plant?

The plant has apparently existed since the late 40's. The neighborhood came after.

 

[Capttomo]

This has been going on for several days and 40-50,000 people have been evacuated. Time to do a vent and burn on the tank. Just like you would on a rail car.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

This has been going on for several days and 40-50,000 people have been evacuated. Time to do a vent and burn on the tank. Just like you would on a rail car.

CNN did an update. Last night a team found a crack in the tank, acting Orange County chief thinks it may not be under as much pressure.

 

[raybrag]

Risk of devastating explosion has been ‘eliminated’ in California toxic chemical tank incident, officials say

Concerns over a possible explosion or leak prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents, many of whom are staying in shelters.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[entropychaser]

Millions of Americans have had this substance voluntarily placed in their body.