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.
NYTIMES (Shawn Hubler and Rebecca Fairley Raney) - Chemical Tank Cools, But 16,000 in Garden Grove Can’t Go Home Yet
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.
HUFFPOST - 40,000 People Under Evacuation Orders For A Chemical Tank Leak In Southern California
About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Garden Grove due to a hazardous chemical leak.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Southern California fire officials evacuate 40K residents over chemical leak in Orange County
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.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - NIH opens East Palestine office to study long-term health effects of Ohio train derailment
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.