A chemical storage tank at an aerospace plant overheated and began failing, prompting evacuations in Garden Grove and nearby areas. The tank held methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable industrial chemical used in plastics and manufacturing. Officials said the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed, and health officials stated there was no contamination and no fumes were released. About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees were still waiting for an all clear. Officials planned to keep monitoring air for several months and to check sewer and storm drains for damage. Evacuation centers housed displaced residents, while some families stayed in cars or with relatives until they could return home.
"Officials say they will keep monitoring the air for several months and checking the sewer and storm drains for damage. Thousands of people who live near a damaged hazardous chemical tank in Southern California still can't return home, even as officials say the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed. About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear."
"The crisis began Thursday, when firefighters responded to GKN Aerospace after a 34,000-gallon tank containing methyl methacrylate, an industrial chemical used in plastics and manufacturing, started to fail. The tank contains methyl methacrylate, which is highly flammable. Health officials have assured residents that there was no contamination or and that no fumes were released."
"Officials had ordered evacuations in Garden Grove on Thursday after a chemical storage tank at an aerospace plant overheated. Thousands of residents still are not able to return to their homes. About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear. Evacuees take shelter at Freedom Hall in Fountain Valley, where the American Red Cross set up an evacuation center."
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