FBI searches southern California facility where chemical incident spurred evacuation
Chemical tank overheated in May and forced evacuation of 50,000 nearby residents due to danger of explosion The FBI is searching a southern California aerospace facility where an overheated chemical tank forced 50,000 residents to evacuate last month, after federal authorities served a search warrant there on Wednesday. Signed by a federal judge last week, the warrant approved the seizure of records related to the “storage, use or disposal” of methyl methacrylate, the chemical stored inside the
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An overheated chemical tank is sprayed with water to cool it in Garden Grove, California, on 22 May 2026. Photograph: Ethan Swope/APView image in fullscreenAn overheated chemical tank is sprayed with water to cool it in Garden Grove, California, on 22 May 2026. Photograph: Ethan Swope/APCaliforniaFBI searches southern California facility where chemical incident spurred evacuation Chemical tank overheated in May and forced evacuation of 50,000 nearby residents due to danger of explosionCecilia Nowell and agenciesWed 10 Jun 2026 15.29 EDTLast modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 15.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe FBI is searching a southern California aerospace facility where an overheated chemical tank forced 50,000 residents to evacuate last month, after federal authorities served a…
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