SANTA ANA (CNS) – A $125 million settlement has been reached with the operators of a Garden Grove plastics manufacturing plant where a chemical leak forced thousands of people from their homes and businesses in May, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced Monday.
The settlement will set aside up to $100 million for approximately 50,000 residents who were forced to evacuate because of the hazardous materials emergency at the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc. plant. First responders who handled the Memorial Day weekend emergency will be reimbursed $8,471,385.50 under the agreement, which still requires approval from an Orange County Superior Court judge, Spitzer’s office reported…