FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated
National FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated June 10, 20267:05 PM ET By The Associated Press Ariel view of the chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Wednesday. William Liang/AP hide caption toggle caption William Liang/AP LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authorities feared a catastrophic explosion. The warrant signed by a federal judge last week approved the seizure of documents and records related to the "storage, use, or disposal" of methyl methacrylate, the chemical inside the affected tank.
- ▪National FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated June 10, 20267:05 PM ET By The Associated Press Ariel view of the chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Wednesday.
- ▪William Liang/AP hide caption toggle caption William Liang/AP LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 res
- ▪The warrant signed by a federal judge last week approved the seizure of documents and records related to the "storage, use, or disposal" of methyl methacrylate, the chemical inside the affected tank.
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National FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated June 10, 20267:05 PM ET By The Associated Press Ariel view of the chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Wednesday. William Liang/AP hide caption toggle caption William Liang/AP LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate because authorities feared a catastrophic explosion. The warrant signed by a federal judge last week approved the seizure of documents and records related to the "storage, use, or disposal" of methyl methacrylate, the chemical inside the affected tank.
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