How Orange County residents should prepare for a powerful El Niño season
A very strong El Niño is forecast to hit California this year, and Orange County — including Santa Ana — is expected to face heavy rain, strong winds, coastal flooding,…
Hurricane could threaten Orange County next week as warm Pacific waters fuel storm
A tropical disturbance off Baja California is showing a high likelihood of developing into a hurricane within days, and new forecast models indicate it could track toward Southern California —…
OCDA secures up to $100M for residents after GKN Aerospace hazmat disaster in Garden Grove
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has unveiled a massive claims program—worth up to $100 million—to compensate more than 50,000 residents evacuated during the GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems chemical emergency…
All evacuation orders lifted in Garden Grove but millions are owed to the displaced residents and shuttered businesses
All evacuation orders related to the Garden Grove hazardous materials incident have been officially lifted as of Tuesday evening, May 26, 2026. Unified Command—consisting of local Fire, Law Enforcement, the…
7 suspects arrested during the Garden Grove emergency evacuation, one for looting
While thousands of people were forced to evacuate from much of Garden Grove, as emergency crews dealt with a nightmare hazmat situation, apparently criminals were having a field day robbing…
34,000 Garden Grove residents cleared to return home as chemical danger zone shrinks
Approximately 34,000 residents who were forced to flee a massive hazardous materials incident in Garden Grove have finally been cleared to return to their homes. On Monday evening, Orange County…
FEMA steps in as Federal emergency declared for Garden Grove chemical crisis
A major hazardous materials crisis in Orange County has triggered a federal response, with President Donald Trump approving a Presidential Emergency Declaration to activate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…
The explosion risk at the Garden Grove hazmat site has been eliminated
OCFA Interim Fire Chief TJ McCovey and Incident Commander Craig Covey updated the situation in Garden Grove today with good news. They said that threat of a BLEVE involving a…
Another class-action lawsuit filed against GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems
GARDEN GROVE, CA — The X-Law Group P.C. and Presidio Law Firm LLP have officially filed a massive class-action lawsuit against GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Incorporated following the unprecedented chemical…
OC Health Care agency issues urgent advisory over toxic Garden Grove chemical risk
GARDEN GROVE, CA — A hazardous materials incident involving a release of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) has triggered mandatory evacuation orders in Garden Grove. Local officials established immediate evacuation boundaries based…
Law firm files a class action lawsuit against GKN Aerospace to help those who were evacuated
Following an unprecedented multi-day hazardous materials emergency that triggered widespread mandatory evacuation orders across six Orange County municipalities, the nationally recognized law firm of Karns & Karns Personal Injury and Accident…
The fallout at GKN: what happens next for the aerospace giant?
The chemical crisis in Garden Grove, California, has pushed GKN Aerospace into the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons. With a volatile 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate (MMA) threatening…
The OCFA found a possible crack in the tank threatening to explode in Garden Grove
Orange County Fire Authority Chief TJ McGovern posted an update this morning about the chemical tanks that are threatening to explode at GKN Aerospace Transparency in Garden Grove. McGovern said…
Latest updates on the Garden Grove chemical tank emergency
The Orange County Fire Authority's Unified Incident Commander Craig Covey posted a video update today on their X page explaining the status of the ongoing chemical tank incident in Garden…
Garden Grove chemical tank evacuation and emergency shelter information
An active chemical emergency is unfolding in Orange County. Fire and law enforcement officials have ordered mandatory evacuations for a large area surrounding GKN Aerospace. An inoperable valve has left…