Todd Tande

CEO - Served 5 yrs as Surprise, AZ City Councilor and Vice Mayor (2017). MBA, Co-Founder of Education Connection Solutions

[Surprise Cares @SurpriseCares]

Honor those making a difference in our City for the annual Surprise Community Legend Awards.
• Individual Legend
• Outstanding Youth
• Volunteer of the Year
• Organization of the Year
All applications must be received by July 22!
Learn more at https://t.co/Qv9swBUjO2

[Lee Zeldin @epaleezeldin]

With Orange County Fire Authority serving as lead agency, the Trump EPA is deployed to Garden Grove, California, working closely with all levels of gov’t responding to the GKN Aerospace methyl methacrylate tank chemical release. The tank will fail, but much work is being done to mitigate the danger and protect the health of residents and responders in the area. Just discussed the situation on @CNNSOTU.

[OCDA Todd Spitzer @OCDAToddSpitzer]

Orange County District Attorney Anonymous Tip Hotline, Online Reporting Form Seeks Information Regarding May 21, 2026, Hazardous Materials Incident at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc. in Garden Grove 

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has established an anonymous tip hotline and online reporting form to gather information regarding the May 21, 2026, hazardous materials incident at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc. in Garden Grove which forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 Orange County residents as a chemical tank containing an extremely toxic chemical remains under threat of exploding.

Anyone with information related to the circumstances leading up to this incident, including but not limited to specific details of the release, information about the industrial operations of the facility, the quality and frequency of maintenance of the tanks and systems at issue, and any other relevant information at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, is encourage to call the Orange County District Attorney Anonymous Tip Hotline at 714-347-8714 or fill out an anonymous online form at https://t.co/LmnLd30xpA

Anonymous tips can also be emailed [email protected]

This information will assist law enforcement in investigating the origin of the event and Identify those responsible. 
Hazmat experts, led by the Orange County Fire Authority, have been working to stop a 7,000 gallon chemical tank filled with methyl methacrylate, an extremely toxic chemical, from exploding and potentially igniting a large fireball at the Garden Grove plant.

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday as the chemical tank remains under threat of exploding.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has been at the unified incident command center monitoring the situation and working with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to collect drone footage and close ups of the facility tanks and cooling system.

“This is an incredibly volatile situation with extraordinary efforts being made by first responders to prevent a potentially catastrophic disaster,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “Given the very real risk to human life as a result of this event, it is crucial that anyone who has information about this incident or the industrial operations of GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc. come forward and report it so that it can be thoroughly investigated by law enforcement. We are continuing to monitor this situation minute by minute and we are forever grateful for the superhuman efforts by the emergency responders who are doing the impossible in order to try to avoid a mass casualty incident.”

If you live or work in the area, follow evacuation orders and directions from emergency personnel.

If you do not need to be in the area, please avoid the area until this situation has been resolved.

REPORT TIPS ON THIS INCIDENT ANONYMOUSLY TO THE ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE BY CALLING 714-347-8714, BY [email protected] OR BY FILLING OUT THE ANONYMOUS TIP FORM at https://t.co/LmnLd30xpA

[O.C. Register @ocregister]

OC DA Spitzer announces investigation into owner of Garden Grove chemical tank at risk of exploding https://t.co/LTwThDVcWt

[GeoTechWar @geotechwar]

Garden Grove, California: Thousands remain under evacuation in Orange County as a leaking 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate—a volatile, highly flammable industrial chemical—at an aerospace facility risks rupture or explosion; officials say conditions worsened overnight.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

If you're in the area impacted by this incident in Garden Grove, follow local evacuation orders and guidance from local emergency officials.

Get the latest information ➡️ https://t.co/UQstm1vl4V

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

Small portions of West Anaheim, Cypress included in evacuation zone for OC chemical tank crisis
https://t.co/pFRIemEQ7M

[OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 @OC_Scanner]

BREAKING 🚨🚨

#OrangeCounty / #California

The OCFA has issued a massive new evacuation order for portions of the cities of Garden Grove, Stanton Cypress and Buena Park. The new map can be seen below

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

Breaking News: About 40,000 people have been forced to evacuate due to a toxic chemical leak in Garden Grove.

Officials said there are only two options left: Either the tank fails and the chemical leaks out or it explodes.

Get LIVE updates at https://t.co/xZiVk0bvZD

[KTLA @KTLA]

#BreakingNews: Thousands of Orange County residents remained under evacuation orders Friday after officials warned that a massive storage tank leaking hazardous chemicals at a Garden Grove aerospace facility could potentially rupture or explode. Fire officials said in a news conference Friday that the situation had escalated significantly overnight and warned that crews had been unable to fully stabilize the overheating 34,000-gallon tank containing methyl methacrylate, a volatile and highly flammable industrial chemical. https://t.co/JK4kygpzj5

[KTLA @KTLA]

Thousands of residents were evacuated after a 34,000-gallon storage tank spewed toxic chemicals into the air in Garden Grove.
Details: https://t.co/TUyYaHQBwn

[Steve Fryer @SteveFryer]

Chemical tank in Garden Grove ‘going to fail’ as officials scramble to evacuate 40,000 before potential explosion https://t.co/FKLl1Hbi41

[10 Tampa Bay News @10TampaBay]

Evacuation orders impact 40,000 in Garden Grove and surrounding cities as officials struggle to contain the hazardous leak. https://t.co/m6PFICikbv

[O.C. Register @ocregister]

Map shows Garden Grove hazmat incident and evacuation around aerospace plant https://t.co/e3tT33EWme

[GMA News @gmanews]

Officials ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes in the Los Angeles suburb of Garden Grove on Friday due to a failing chemical tank that was likely to either leak or explode, possibly releasing toxic vapor into the air, first responders said.

Read more:
https://t.co/x2xCrpmul3

[KTLA @KTLA]

#BreakingNews: Thousands of Orange County residents remained under evacuation orders Friday after officials warned that a massive storage tank leaking hazardous chemicals at a Garden Grove aerospace facility could potentially rupture or explode. Fire officials said in a news conference Friday that the situation had escalated significantly overnight and warned that crews had been unable to fully stabilize the overheating 34,000-gallon tank containing methyl methacrylate, a volatile and highly flammable industrial chemical.

[The Last Best Hope of Earth @TheLastHopeUSA]

🚨 EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY — Garden Grove, CA

This red circle shows the exact evacuation zone.

~40,000 residents must leave NOW due to chemical tank crisis (risk of spill or explosion).

If you are inside the circle — GO. Shelters are open.

Do not wait. Officials say this is serious.

Share this with neighbors!

#GardenGrove #OrangeCounty #EvacuateNow #ChemicalSpill

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

#BREAKING: Evacuation orders reissued and expanded in Garden Grove, schools closed as crews race to halt toxic chemical leak https://t.co/lmJXnk8Ab4

[NBC 7 San Diego @nbcsandiego]

About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders in Garden Grove Friday when a hazardous materials situation involving a leaking toxic chemical tank at an aerospace facility became more dire. https://t.co/vLfkgnukEp

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

#BREAKING Evacuation orders remain in effect for thousands of Garden Grove residents Friday due to a toxic chemical leaking from a large storage tank at an aerospace facility.

Officials said there are two options left remaining, "One, the tank fails and spills a total of about six-to-seven thousand gallons of very bad chemicals into the parking lot in that area -- or two, the tank goes into a thermal runaway and blows up."

https://t.co/CbjYBdwpDh