Months After a Chemical Emergency in OC, Locals Say They Feel No Safer

New law tightens rules on explosive chemicals after Garden Grove scare

Newsom signed a law tightening rules on chemical storage, closing a safety gap CalMatters found after a Garden Grove scare.

Months after a chemical emergency in OC, locals say they feel no safer

GKN Aerospace had written in an August update that it had targeted Sep. 28 to return to full operations following the emergency on Memorial Day week.

New law will ban hazmat dangers near schools, homes

In response to the Garden Grove chemical incident that forced the evacuation of 50,000 people over the Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a law tightening building rules for locations that store chemicals which are potentially explosive. However, the new law does not cover the chemical tank at GKN Aerospace on Western…