President Trump declares Orange County chemical leak a federal emergency

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President Trump granted a federal emergency declaration Monday after Gov. Gavin Newsom and California officials spent days warning that a dangerous chemical leak in Garden Grove was at risk of spiraling into a catastrophic explosion. Trump’s approval of a federal emergency declaration unlocks assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as hundreds of emergency workers continue to battle the hazardous materials crisis in Orange County. Roughly 50,000 people were forced to evacuate