JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Defense Department issues shelter in place at Pentagon over air quality issue
The order affects multiple floors of the building, and police were seen in the building wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear.
The order affects multiple floors of the building, and police were seen in the building wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear.
The risk of an explosion or spill has fallen, the authorities said, but residents closest to the plant cannot yet return. Some have begun to ask who should be held accountable.
About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Garden Grove due to a hazardous chemical leak.
The tank itself is located in the Southern California city of Garden Grove, but evacuation orders have also been placed for residents in other surrounding and nearby cities, including Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Stanton and Westminster.
A Norfolk Southern train transporting the toxic chemical, vinyl chloride, unexpectedly derailed three years ago, after a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire. The derailment forced 38 train cars off track, 11 of which were carrying hazardous material.