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Garden Grove, CA – Today, Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) spoke again with the leadership of GKN Aerospace. The Congressman reiterated how GKN Aerospace must take full accountability for the chaos and disruption experienced by over 50,000 residents and 5,000 small businesses impacted by the hazmat crisis at their Garden Grove plant. 

Representative Tran issued a statement following the call:

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued a statement following the passage of  H.Con.Res 86, a War Powers Resolution to block further military action in Iran without Congressional authorization, by the House of Representatives in a vote of 215-208.

Garden Grove, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler urging the SBA to issue its own disaster declaration and expedite small business loan processing in the wake of the toxic chemical incident at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, known as the "Western Incident." 

Garden Grove, California – Dân Biểu Liên Bang Derek Trần (Địa Hạt 45, California) phản ứng trước cuộc khủng hoảng hóa chất độc hại, được gọi là “Western Incident,” trong kỳ nghỉ Memorial Day sau khi giới chức địa phương xác nhận xảy ra vụ rò rỉ hóa chất độc hại tại một công ty phụ tùng hàng không ở Garden Grove.

NỖ LỰC CỦA DÂN BIỂU DEREK TRẦN ỨNG PHÓ “WESTERN INCIDENT” QUA TRUYỀN THÔNG:

Garden Grove, CA – In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) responded to a hazmat crisis, known as “The Western Incident,” over Memorial Day Weekend after local authorities confirmed a toxic chemical leak at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove.

COVERAGE OF REP. TRAN’S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE WESTERN INCIDENT:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (CA-42) demanded answers from GKN Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Peter Dilnot about the chemical emergency at the company’s facility in Garden Grove, California, that forced nearly 50,000 residents to evacuate their homes over Memorial Day Weekend.

Garden Grove, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) has been briefed by the Orange County Fire Authority that the threat to public health and safety at the GKN Aerospace plant, known as the “Western Incident,” has been lifted. The remaining 16,000 residents who have been evacuated may return to their homes effective 7:30 PM PST. There remains an exclusion zone around the facility to allow hazmat teams to continue monitoring the tanks out of an abundance of caution.

Garden Grove, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) has been briefed by the Orange County Fire Authority that the imminent threat of a catastrophic explosion at the GKN Aerospace plant, known as the “Western Incident,” has been lifted. While there is still a potential risk to the immediate area within the updated boundaries of the evacuation zone, 65% of residents will be permitted to return to their homes effective 6:00 PM PST.