OC officials rethink plan as methyl methacrylate leak prompts large-scale evacuations
TL;DR
Crews say a possible pressure-relieving crack behind the methyl methacrylate leak at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove could change their strategy to stop the incident, as roughly 50,000 residents remain evacuated. A state of emergency is in effect, investigations are underway, and air monitoring plus evacuation support continue.
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- Efforts to stop California chemical leak in Orange County on "new trajectory," officials say, as 50,000 remain evacuated CBS News
- OC toxic tank on path to spill or explode; crews find crack in tank that could be relieving pressure ABC7 Los Angeles
- Garden Grove chemical crisis: Live evacuation maps, closures and updates Los Angeles Times
- Class action lawsuit filed against Garden Grove aerospace company in chemical incident NBC Los Angeles
- Evacuated Garden Grove resident speaks on potentially explosive chemical incident: ‘A lot of uncertainty’ KTLA
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