GKN Executive Apologizes Over 50,000-Person Garden Grove Evacuation, Offers No Timeline
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Updated · NBC Los Angeles · Jun 10
GKN Executive Apologizes Over 50,000-Person Garden Grove Evacuation, Offers No Timeline
3 articles · Updated · NBC Los Angeles · Jun 10
Summary
Steve Carlin, GKN Aerospace’s senior vice president, faced Garden Grove residents for the first time Tuesday and apologized for last month’s chemical emergency, but gave no clear answers on next steps.
About 50,000 residents and business owners were evacuated in May after a compromised tank at GKN’s facility was found holding thousands of pounds of methyl methacrylate, raising fears of an explosion.
Asked whether GKN would remove the chemical from the site or when it could provide more information, Carlin said the company was still in the early stages of investigating what happened on May 21.
Residents at the special city council meeting said the company deflected questions and avoided accountability, while GKN has pledged $4 million in community initiatives for people and businesses hit by the evacuation.