Orange County Neighbors Demand Answers on GKN Chemical Risk as $3 Million Aid Fails to Calm Fears
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 10
Orange County Neighbors Demand Answers on GKN Chemical Risk as $3 Million Aid Fails to Calm Fears
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 10
Summary
Garden Grove residents living as close as 100 yards from GKN Aerospace say they still do not know whether the Memorial Day tank crisis could happen again.
Methyl methacrylate remains at the facility after plans to remove the toxic chemical last week were postponed, with no new date announced by Tuesday.
GKN has offered $3 million to Orange County United Way for affected residents, but neighbors and city officials say the company still has not explained what caused the tank failure or what will change.
Dozens of lawsuits have followed the incident, and the Garden Grove City Council urged GKN to address the community directly at Tuesday's meeting.
The standoff has widened concern about homes near industrial sites in Orange County, echoing earlier pollution disputes that helped force Irvine's $285 million purchase of the All American Asphalt property.