{"id":11280,"date":"2026-05-26T22:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11280"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:22:24","slug":"garden-grove-chemical-leak-cause-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11280","title":{"rendered":"Garden Grove chemical leak cause revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A failed cooling system may have triggered the dangerous chemical leak at a Garden Grove aerospace facility that led officials to evacuate roughly 50,000 residents over an explosion threat, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County Fire Authority Chief TJ McGovern said that a pressurized storage tank holding 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable liquid used in plastic manufacturing, began heating up after the cooling mechanism stopped working for reasons that have yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know why, but it stopped cooling,\u201d McGovern told The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated 34,000-gallon chemical tank at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A pressurized tank filled with methyl methacrylate is sprayed with water at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove. <span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Water is sprayed on a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Ethan Swope<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo that\u2019s what started this event, to where the product heated up\u2026 and that\u2019s how this whole response started. We\u2019re just now being able to get to the tanks, so there\u2019s definitely more to come of what caused it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crisis erupted Friday when officials feared one of three chemical tanks at the aerospace facility could explode in blast capable of causing major destruction across the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Food and beverages are distributed outside a shelter for evacuees from an area affected by a chemical incident involving a leaking tank of methyl methacrylate, a flammable liquid used in the aerospace industry, in Fountain Valley. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Aerial view of emergency personnel spraying water on a tank to contain a chemical spill at GKN Aerospace Transparency in Garden Grove. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The threat prompted mass evacuation orders affecting more than 50,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>After further inspections over Memorial Day weekend, crews discovered the tank had developed a crack that lowered internal pressure, easing fears of a massive explosion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday we really turned a corner,\u201d McGovern said.<\/p>\n<p>GKN Aerospace has been identified as the source of the significant chemical discharge.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump on Monday approved a federal emergency declaration after California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders spent days warning the toxic leak in Garden Grove could erupt into a full-blown disaster.<\/p>\n<p>But as panic spread, crooks allegedly seized the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Police say looters and prowlers moved into eerily empty streets surrounding the industrial site, targeting evacuated homes while residents scrambled for safety.<\/p>\n<p>Around 10 arrests have already been made in connection with the break-ins, according to law enforcement officials.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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