California Governor Declares State Emergency as Methyl Methacrylate Tank Threatens Orange County
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Orange County following an escalating chemical incident at a Garden Grove aerospace facility, where a 34,000-gallon tank of highly flammable methyl methacrylate is overheating and nearing catastrophic failure. Authorities warn the tank—which has been unstable since Thursday—is on a trajectory to either spill thousands…