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Authorities in Southern California are scrambling to find a safe resolution as a damaged chemical tank at an aerospace facility posed a threat of a leak or even an explosion.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — For many Southern California residents who were evacuated after a chemical tank overheated, the relief of finally being allowed to return home has been overshadowed by lingering fears of living near the aerospace plant that has faced problems.
Emergency officials lifted an evacuation order for some of the people who live near a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical in Southern California after temperatures inside the tank fell
The tank at GKN Aerospace is estimated to contain 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a volatile chemical used to produce plastics.
All evacuation orders from a chemical emergency at a GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, were lifted Tuesday after the tank stabilized.
Shares in Melrose Industries PLC (LSE:MRO, OTC:MLSPF) fell as much 7% after a chemical incident at a GKN Aerospace facility in California triggered mass evacuations and warnings from emergency crews
May 26 (Reuters) - Shares in GKN Aerospace owner Melrose Industries fell about 6% on Tuesday after an overheating chemical tank at its GKN's Garden Grove facility in California triggered an emergency response and evacuation orders over the weekend.
The chemical crisis in Garden Grove, California, has pushed GKN Aerospace into the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons. With a volatile 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate