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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.
Garden Grove, CA – At Representative Derek Tran (CA-45)’s urging, President Trump has signed a request for a Federal Emergency Declaration submitted by the State of California in response to the ongoing toxic chemical incident, known as the “Western Incident,” at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California.
Garden Grove, California – Dân Biểu Liên Bang Derek Trần đang cung cấp dịch vụ hỗ trợ cử tri bằng Tiếng Việt và Tiếng Tây Ban Nha cho các cư dân bị ảnh hưởng do tình trạng hóa chất khẩn cấp đang diễn ra tại Garden Grove.
Garden Grove, CA - Representative Derek Tran's office is providing in-language constituent services in Vietnamese and Spanish for community members impacted by the ongoing chemical emergency in Garden Grove.
Garden Grove, CA – Representative Derek Tran (CA-45), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging approval of California's request for a Federal Emergency Declaration in response to the ongoing toxic chemical incident, known as the “Western Incident,” at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California.
Garden Grove, CA – Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) is urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to submit a request to President Trump for a federal disaster declaration in preparation for a potential catastrophic incident at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, known as the "Western Incident."
Read the full letter HERE.