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FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations

Investigators are seizing records and chemical samples as they probe possible safety violations after the tank overheated and forced 50,000 residents to evacuate.

  • Federal agents executed a search warrant at GKN Aerospace's Garden Grove facility following a chemical emergency that forced the evacuation of over 50,000 residents.
  • The emergency involved an overheated chemical tank containing methyl methacrylate that threatened to explode, but pressure was relieved when a crack formed in the tank.
  • The FBI is investigating possible violations related to the chemical leak, with federal prosecutors stating experts are assisting in analyzing evidence.
  • GKN Aerospace previously settled environmental violations at the same facility and is now under investigation, with no conclusions reached yet.
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Federal search warrant served at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove

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FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations

Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate.

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Federal authorities executing search warrant as part of probe into California chemical tank incident

The FBI and Environmental Protection Agency are executing a federal search warrant as part of a federal investigation into the tank incident at GKN Aerospace.

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Fox 11 LA broke the news on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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