FBI seizing evidence at California plant where chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations
Summary
The FBI is searching a California aerospace plant after a chemical tank overheated, causing 50,000 people to evacuate. The investigation focuses on the storage and handling of methyl methacrylate, a flammable chemical used to make plastics.Key Facts
- The FBI executed a search warrant at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems in Garden Grove, California.
- The warrant allows seizure of documents about methyl methacrylate storage, use, and disposal.
- Investigators can also collect samples of the chemical from containers suspected to hold it.
- The warrant includes records about cooling equipment used to control the chemical’s temperature.
- The tank that overheated held 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate.
- Methyl methacrylate is highly flammable and used in making plastics like Plexiglas and dental products.
- Exposure to this chemical can cause breathing problems, nerve damage, and irritation, according to the EPA.
- GKN Aerospace is cooperating with the investigation and has apologized to the local community for the incident.
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