‘Potential crack’ in California chemical tank may prevent explosion, fire official says
Key takeaways
- The incident began on Thursday at the company’s facility in Garden Grove, California, which makes aircraft windshields and specialty aerospace plastics among other things, as the chemical began to overheat.
- Evacuation orders were issued on Friday for an area of Garden Grove, a suburb roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Los Angeles.
- Discovering the potential crack was “positive intel”, McGovern said.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize NEW YORK: Experts trying to prevent a tank holding a highly toxic and flammable chemical from exploding in Southern California found a “potential crack” in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on Sunday.
Since Friday, officials have warned that the tank, which contains methyl methacrylate, a chemical used in plastics and manufacturing, could rupture and spill up to 7,000 gallons (26,500 liters) of toxic material or explode and endanger other tanks on the GKN Aerospace site.
The incident began on Thursday at the company’s facility in Garden Grove, California, which makes aircraft windshields and specialty aerospace plastics among other things, as the chemical began to overheat. Efforts to neutralize the reaction failed due to damage to valves on the tank, fire officials have said.