Chaos erupts at meeting over OC chemical leak as fate of company hangs in balance: ‘Drop in the bucket’

Mihaela Chircă

A Garden Grove City Council meeting turned into a fiery showdown Tuesday night over a chemical tank emergency at GKN Aerospace that forced the evacuation of 50,000 Orange County residents over Memorial Day weekend and sparked growing calls to shut the facility down. The special hearing drew hours of testimony and heated accusations as residents demanded accountability, full compensation, and long-term medical coverage after an overheating chemical tank at the aerospace plant triggered the mass