Event Brief
Garden Grove chemical plant fire prompts evacuations
Filed: May 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM ET
Summary: Firefighters cooled a chemical storage tank and about 40,000 residents were evacuated to shelters.
WHO: Firefighters
WHAT: Firefighters cooled a chemical storage tank with water to prevent it from breaching or exploding; residents were evacuated to shelters.
WHEN: May 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
WHERE: Garden Grove, California
WHY: The cause of the fire has not been reported.
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