All evacuation orders tied to Southern California chemical tank lifted . . . During the height of the crisis, when officials thought they faced only two options -- an explosion or chemical spill -- about 50,000 people in the city of Garden Grove and several surrounding communities were under evacuation orders
Garden Grove Chemical Spill Incident - Orange County Effective 1841 hrs on Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Orange County Sheriff's Department issued an Evacuation Order (Mandatory) for hazardous a materials (vapor) release On Friday, May 22, 2026 at 0607 hrs, additional evacuation orders for impacted areas were launched due to changes in the incident
Garden Grove chemical leak - Wikipedia Due to the possibility of an explosion, mandatory evacuation orders were issued, affecting over 50,000 people in a nine-square-mile area (23 km 2) which included parts of Garden Grove as well as the neighboring Orange County cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Stanton, and Westminster
Hazardous Materials Incident | City of Garden Grove As of 8:14am May 27, All evacuation orders related to the Garden Grove hazardous materials incident have been lifted Evacuation and reentry decisions are made by public safety officials based on conditions in the affected area