Tank leaking toxic chemicals in Orange County will spill or explode

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Tank leaking toxic chemicals in Orange County will spill or explode

(abc7.com)

by panda88888

leonidasrup
57h
"There are three large tanks with a highly toxic chemical called methyl methacrylate, or MMA, used to make plastic, at the site in the 12000 block of Western Avenue in Garden Grove."
https://www.aol.com/news/know-gkn-aerospace-firm-center-1200...
"In terms of the acute toxicity of methyl methacrylate, the LD50 is 7–10 g/kg (oral, rat). It is an irritant to the eyes and can cause redness and pain"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_methacrylate
1. cowthulhu
  16h
  That actually doesn’t seem that toxic. Doesn’t seem like a carcinogen either. Obviously still bad, but at least we’re not talking about something on the tier of phenol or benzene here!
  1. dzhiurgis
    04h
    > benzene
    Amazing how we are ok with it being in petrol, getting exposed every day, literally blowing exhaust in kids faces, yet someone found a trace of it in name-brand sunscreen and everyone lost their minds.
2. metalman
  26h
  what is the toxicity of the partialy burnt smoke and byproducts? how BIG an explosion and fire? which fucking way will the wind be blowing when it pops? *please dont do disaster management unless you can run ALL the failure modes, and know you are missing something.
  1. bombcar
    16h
    It’s been nearly a day - experts on disaster management for this kind of thing should be onsite now.
    If they’re not, something’s failed and it ain’t the tank.
andrewinardeer
13h
https://meltdown-two.vercel.app/
Someone threw together a page with latest info etc.
Not bad. Is this UI a template?
1. ElProlactin
  03h
  AI-generated.
daheza
07h
They were taking readings of the outside of the container thinking everything was okay but this morning they got to see the gauge on the internal temp reading showing a jump from 77 yesterday to 90 today. That’s why the had the evacuation rescinded and now extended it again.
Lots of cool drone usage happening
seo-speedwagon
08h
Where’s the flex seal guy when you need him?
cutoff
07h
40k people evacuated with no end in sight. Craig Covey’s non-update updates are enraging to the displaced.