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2026-05-25 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Sinister past of military jet giant behind ticking timebomb toxic chemical plant

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1851 views ] Top

1 Newsom declares state of emergency in Orange County as failing chemical tank nears catastrophic explosion

Guess it wasn't a problem, before.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-24 14:04|| 2026-05-24 14:04|| Front Page Top

2 Diehard Californians refuse to evacuate near epicenter of ticking time-bomb chemical plant

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-25 05:36|| 2026-05-25 05:36|| Front Page Top

3 Gavin Newsom pleads for Trump’s help as crack appears on Garden Grove chemical tank

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-25 05:37|| 2026-05-25 05:37|| Front Page Top

4 Wave of lawsuits over toxic Orange County chemical plant catastrophe begin

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-25 05:52|| 2026-05-25 05:52|| Front Page Top

5 For those confused by the ominous gobbleygoop,
methyl methacrylate is used to make acrylic.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-05-25 08:18|| 2026-05-25 08:18|| Front Page Top

6 Thanks Ed.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-05-25 08:21|| 2026-05-25 08:21|| Front Page Top

7 Wall to wall 24/7 "Breaking News" here in the OC. I'm 9 miles from the site so no major worries.

On another note - there are heaps of these relatively small mom n pop defense contractors throughout the OC. No idea how many have this type of potential exposure vis a vis hazmat storage.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2026-05-25 10:06|| 2026-05-25 10:06|| Front Page Top

8 I doubt the contamination will top the 1960 BOMARC missile fire at McGuire AFB - the only reason they haven't closed it down is the government can't afford the Superfund cleanup costs.

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-05-25 11:17|| 2026-05-25 11:17|| Front Page Top

9 I question the wisdom of allowing a facility like this to operate in one of the most densly populated counties in the state, especially after repeated permit violations. A $900,000 civil penalty doesn't cut it. Gotta wonder if GKN paid somebody even more under the table. They should have been ordered to shut it down, clean it up and leave. Some place out in the desert might be OK.

Lawsuits? Start with the South Coast AQMD and the Garden Grove City Council.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-05-25 14:20|| 2026-05-25 14:20|| Front Page Top

10 It was likely there before and the town of Garden Grove grew up around it. Many Aero-tech industries called LA County home - that where many suburbs (emplyees) grew from. Look at all the oil derricks pre-1950 in LA City/Long Beach?

Posted by Frank G 2026-05-25 17:14|| 2026-05-25 17:14|| Front Page Top

11 @#10 - Hard to say. Most of the houses nearby are late 50's/early 60's. GKN is in a large industrial area (just over a square mile) surrounded by old residential tracts.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2026-05-25 19:27|| 2026-05-25 19:27|| Front Page Top

12 Look at all the oil derricks pre-1950 in LA City/Long Beach?

They used to have an open tar pit in the middle of LA. At least they finally put a fence around it.

Posted by SteveS 2026-05-25 19:28|| 2026-05-25 19:28|| Front Page Top

13 ^ Should've extended it, apparently

Posted by Frank G 2026-05-25 19:48|| 2026-05-25 19:48|| Front Page Top

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