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An 80,000-gallon chemical tank containing white liquor (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide) ruptured at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, WA, killing at least one worker and leaving nine unaccounted for as first responders treated others for burns or inhalation; authorities said there is no immediate public threat and the cause is under investigation.
UK-based GKN Aerospace apologized for the disruption as a 34,000-gallon methyl methacrylate tank in Garden Grove heated up, prompting a county-wide emergency and the evacuation of about 40,000 residents; officials warned of toxic inhalation risk and coordinated with the Orange County Fire Authority, the EPA and OSHA to mitigate the leak. The company said it is monitoring the material and working to resolve the incident, as some residents began returning home after temperatures cooled due to a tank crack amid backlash and potential legal action.
Evacuations expanded in Orange County as firefighters work to cool a methyl methacrylate-filled tank at a Garden Grove aerospace plant after it overheated and could explode; drones monitor temperatures, air quality tests are ongoing, and a state of emergency has been declared while authorities warn of potential consequences and a worst-case blast, though no injuries have been reported.
Officials in Garden Grove are cooling a 7,000-gallon methyl methacrylate tank to prevent a thermal runaway, BLEVE or toxic vapor release; cooling has slowed the reaction, but clogged valves blocked a planned neutralizer, leading to expanded evacuations as authorities monitor for explosion risk and environmental damage in an unprecedented local crisis.