Explosion Threat "Eliminated" for California Chemical Leak, Officials Say The crisis in Orange County has finally subsided, but not without leaving behind a trail of questions about risk management, public communication, and human fallibility.
The threat of an explosion at the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove was eliminated after officials took action to address the situation.
The tank containing methyl methacrylate, a highly flammable toxic epoxy, had been in disrepair for some time.