Water is sprayed on a tank as a chemical incident involving a failing tank of methyl methacrylate, a flammable liquid, has forced an evacuation of the surrounding area in Garden Grove, Calif., on May, 22, 2026. Caroline Brehman/Reuters
The head of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Sunday that a chemical storage tank in Southern California that has forced officials to declare an emergency and prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands residents is likely to fail.
Initially, officials said that 40,000 people were ordered to evacuate on Friday, namely in the Orange County city of Garden Grove. That number had risen to 50,000 by Sunday.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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