Chemical incident
Coverage of Chemical incident in the Nexus archive.
- OC chemical incident prompts lawsuit against 2 local refineries alleged to be hiding documents
A lawsuit has been filed against two Southern California refineries following a chemical incident in Garden Grove, with the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance alleging the sites pose a potential hazard and hiding documents.
- California AG warns against price gouging amid chemical incident in Garden Grove
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert warning businesses against price gouging during the Garden Grove chemical incident. State laws prohibit raising prices on essential goods like housing, fuel, and food by more than 10% during emergencies.
- Evacuated Garden Grove resident speaks on potentially explosive chemical incident: 'A lot of uncertainty'
An ongoing chemical incident in Garden Grove has led to the evacuation of approximately 50,000 residents. Evacuated resident Sarah Garcia expressed frustration and uncertainty to KTLA 5 Weekend Morning News, highlighting the community's confusion and distress over the situation.
- Potentially explosive Garden Grove chemical incident continues to evolve Sunday
A chemical incident in Garden Grove has led to mass evacuations, a declared state of emergency, and a class-action lawsuit. The incident began at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc. facility on Western Avenue, with ongoing monitoring by crews.
- State of emergency declared amid potentially explosive Orange County chemical incident
A state of emergency has been declared in Orange County due to a chemical incident in Garden Grove, resulting in the evacuation of approximately 40,000 people and a potential risk of explosion.