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Posted on 05/23/2026 4:42:20 PM PDT by Libloather
Fire officials have released a clear and haunting view of what damage could look like if the toxic Garden Grove tank explodes, with its temperature increasing with each passing hour.
OCFA Division Chief Nick Freeman said Friday that blast zones would be divided into severe, moderate, and light blast zones in a radius around the tank.
The most severe blast zone will cause “severe structural damage and significant harm,” while the moderate zone will see structural damage and some harm. The lightest zone will see just some structural damage.
In addition, an oblong circle above the tank is divided into three zones representing further hazards caused by the chemicals: a red, orange, and yellow zone.
The red zone is the most lethal, representing a flammable area that could see fire or flash fires. Orange is still threatening and could cause injury to anyone who inhales the chemicals. The yellow area represents spots where residents could smell the vapors, but they would not be dangerous.
Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong was also at the news conference and said anyone smelling the chemicals will get notes of a strong fruity odor. But she said smelling the odor doesn’t mean you will have symptoms.
“We actually do know that when you smell it, you don’t typically have symptoms, and when you actually measure the levels in the air, it doesn’t mean it’s dangerous,” she said. She also urged people to evacuate and said a precautionary mask is unnecessary outside the evacuation zone.
She previously said the chemical involved, methyl methacrylate, can cause “significant irritation in the lungs, the nasal passages,” along with nausea and dizziness. Heavy doses of the substance could “cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization.”
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“Unfortunately, I have to say those temperatures we are doing is via drone, doing readings on the external of the vessel. It’s not covering the interior temperatures inside of what actually [is in the] liquid,” he added.
BLEVE can be rather spectacular.
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Do they even know what they are doing? They can’t even measure the temperature correctly.
Are they doing anything to cool the tank down.
Thread from last night (for anyone who wants more background).
“40,000 Southern Californians ordered to evacuate amid threat of chemical explosion”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4380569/posts
This may not be the time to say that Garden Grove used to be known around OC as “Garbage Grove” anyway...What on earth are “notes of strong fruity odor?” Or is that simply a a problem speaking English?
“Do they even know what they are doing? They can’t even measure the temperature correctly.”
I think they are hoping someone in the private sector will come up with a solution.
Continuous flow of water....................
“with notes of fruit”
I grew up in the neighborhood just west of that industrial development. When we moved there in the early 60’s, all the area east of Knott Ave. was strawberry fields. The smell in the evening when it was time to harvest the strawberries was amazing. I was a young kid, and I still remember.
What amazes me is that no one ever thought to prepare for the chance of something like this happening like ok if this happens this is what you do
I was going to say. They seem remarkably calm about the whole thing.
Dumb question, I know… Could they not douse the tanks with water or drop some sort of material on it to conduct and radiate heat away from the tanks?
Quick get ALL Democrat politicians
to Africa 🌍 so it’s not their responsibility
I see. What about attaching steel fins or building up sand around it or something to help radiate/sink the heat away? Maybe no way to do that efficientky
I suppose they had to do everything California told them to do to store that stuff safely…?
HYDRANTS THAT ACTUALLY WORK???
DOES GARDEN GROVE HAVE THEIR OWN MAYOR???
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