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Paper mill tank implosion sparks deadly hazmat emergency Recovery crews and the Washington National Guard are searching for ...

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At least 2 dead, 9 workers "unrecovered" after chemical tank implosion at Washington state paper mill The damaged tank at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. held approximately 900,000 gallons of white liquor, a chemical used in paper processing, authorities said.

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Garden Grove tank stabilized, evacuations lifted Officials said there is still a threat of a chemical leak. However,...

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Current Incidents | ReadyOC Disasters that are not caused by the weather, such as pandemics, hazardous material spills, and chemical attacks can occur no matter where you live — and Orange County is no exception.

🚨 ALL EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED 🚨

All evacuation orders related to the Garden Grove hazardous materials incident have been lifted.

Unified Command (Fire, Law, EPA, and County Health) have confirmed there is:

✅ No chemical leak
✅ No threat of explosion
✅ No threat of fire
✅ No risk to the public

Map Details:

Green shaded area on the map = Repopulation area

Red line = Road closure (Western between Chapman & Garden Grove Blvd.)

Red circle = An exclusion zone to allow hazardous materials teams to continue monitoring the tanks out of an abundance of caution (no residents affected).

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