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Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate.

Garden Grove, California

Who
Federal authorities, FBI, GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Orange County Health Care Agency, Orange County District Attorney's Office, Steve Carlin, Kimberly Edds, Rickard McCune, Alex Wheeler
What
Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate.
When
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:05:01 GMT · 4h 54m ago
Where
Garden Grove, California ·
Why
A chemical tank containing 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, which is highly flammable, overheated at the facility because a valve on its cooling system failed.
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The incident led to the evacuation of 50,000 residents due to fears of a catastrophic explosion and has prompted federal and local criminal investigations, with several lawsuits filed by affected individuals and businesses.

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