50 gallons of water spill into storm drain at site of O.C. chemical crisis, testing underway
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- About 50 gallons of water spilled into a storm drain at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, and testing is underway to see if the water contained any toxic chemicals, Orange County health officials said Friday.
- Specifically, officials are searching for any trace of methyl methacrylate, or MMA.
- The threat subsided on May 26 after officials confirmed that the tank had cracked and was no longer pressurized.
Chemical tanks at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) By Rong-Gong Lin II Staff Writer Follow June 5, 2026 8:02 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
About 50 gallons of water spilled into a storm drain at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, and testing is underway to see if the water contained any toxic chemicals, Orange County health officials said Friday.
Specifically, officials are searching for any trace of methyl methacrylate, or MMA. Approximately 7,000 gallons of that same chemical were in a tank at the facility that went into crisis in late May, creating a risk of explosion that forced the evacuation of 50,000 people in portions of Garden Grove, Stanton, Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress and Westminster.