Video Above: “KTLA 5 News Team Coverage: Garden Grove HAZMAT crisis” aired on Sunday, May 24.
About 50,000 residents remain under evacuation orders after a toxic chemical leak at the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems facility in Garden Grove. The incident began Thursday afternoon when a 34,000‑gallon tank of methyl methacrylate overheated and began venting vapors.
Evacuation orders are in effect for parts of Garden Grove, Stanton, Anaheim, Cypress, Westminster, and Buena Park…