What started out as a chemical leak has now escalated into an emergency officials say could end in a massive explosion.
Fire crews in Orange County, California, spent hours trying to stabilize a 34,000-gallon tank containing volatile chemicals before announcing that the tank… pic.twitter.com/mvEEsXNpQF — Fox News (@FoxNews) May 23, 2026 当地时间5月22日,美国加州南部多个城市超过44000人被紧急疏散。当地政府警告称,加州橙县英国GKN公司航天工厂内,装有有毒化学品的储罐发生泄漏并可能爆炸。
Tens of thousands of people in Southern California have been told to leave their homes, with officials issuing a dire warning that a chemical tank at an aerospace facility is in "crisis" and will either leak or explode. https://t.co/QWwN3ru6p5 pic.twitter.com/YqSrTY0LsR — ABC News (@ABC) May 23, 2026 科维表示,未来只会有两种可能:一是储罐破裂泄漏,大约6000到7000加仑剧毒化学品泄漏到停车场及周边区域,泄漏可能引发大火,这种大火只能用特殊泡沫灭火,而不能用水扑灭。二是储罐发生热失控爆炸。爆炸的范围、危险程度和时间都很难预测。
Concerns over a toxic chemical leak have forced thousands of people to evacuate in Orange County, California. ABC News' Jaclyn Lee reports. https://t.co/E08qKtqpvY pic.twitter.com/JBkJucTine — ABC News (@ABC) May 23, 2026 橙县消防局称,5月21日下午,救援人员接到危险物品泄漏的报警后,于当天下午3:40前抵达了储罐所在的GKN公司航天工厂,当时观察泄漏似乎已被解决。4小时后,储罐内的化学品温度升高,触发了储罐附近的泄压阀和喷淋系统。第二天,员工们发现储罐开始膨胀,表明储罐仍然“处于危机状态”。同时该储罐的一个阀门损坏,导致无法进行受控释放。工作人员称泄漏原因仍在调查中。目前尚未收到人员伤亡报告。
Robbie is right. This video of a few people at one evacuation center last night was all I could find. What gives? https://t.co/smuLskxJYc pic.twitter.com/ZBdE8bVb7Y — JKash MAGA Queen (@JKash000) May 23, 2026