Residents near California chemical tank forced to flee: "You're freaking out"
Residents in Southern California are facing evacuation due to a potential explosion risk from a chemical tank at an aerospace facility. Emergency crews have made progress in stabilizing the situation, but evacuation orders remain in effect. Many evacuees are struggling with uncertainty and hardship as they await further updates.
- ▪Fifty thousand residents are under evacuation orders due to a volatile chemical tank in Garden Grove.
- ▪Officials have stabilized the situation, but the risk of an explosion still exists.
- ▪Evacuees are facing challenges such as lack of clothing and medication while they wait to return home.
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U.S. California residents near dangerous chemical tank forced to flee homes: "You're freaking out" By Lana Zak Lana Zak Anchor, CBS News 24/7; Correspondent Lana Zak is an anchor for CBS News 24/7 and a CBS News national correspondent. Read Full Bio Lana Zak May 25, 2026 / 12:52 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Cypress, California — Fifty thousand Southern California residents remain under evacuation orders Monday after emergency crews raced to prevent a tank holding a volatile industrial chemical from exploding at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove. Officials announced Monday morning that they believed they turned a corner but that a threat still remained.The threat centered on a tank containing methyl methacrylate, or MMA, at a facility operated by GKN Aerospace.
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