A resolution extending the proclamation of the local emergency related to the chemic tanks at the GKN Aerospace factory at 12122 Western Ave. was approved on a 7-0 vote by the Garden Grove City Council on Tuesday night.
The result of the release of vapors of the MMA chemical and the possibility of a major leak or even explosion over the Memorial Day weekend led to the evacuation of an area affecting about 40,000 people that included parts of not just Garden Grove, but also Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Seal Beach, Stanton and Westminster.
According to the staff report, “although the expected failure of the chemical tanks has been abated, cleanup and remediation efforts continue at the site…