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 當地時間5月22日,美國加州南部多個城市超過44000人被緊急疏散。當地政府警告稱,加州橙縣英國GKN公司航天工廠內,裝有有毒化學品的儲罐發生泄漏並可能爆炸。
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 科維表示,未來只會有兩種可能:一是儲罐破裂泄漏,大約6000到7000加侖劇毒化學品泄漏到停車場及周邊區域,泄漏可能引發大火,這種大火只能用特殊泡沫滅火,而不能用水撲滅。二是儲罐發生熱失控爆炸。爆炸的范圍、危險程度和時間都很難預測。
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 橙縣消防局稱,5月21日下午,救援人員接到危險物品泄漏的報警後,於當天下午3:40前抵達了儲罐所在的GKN公司航天工廠,當時觀察泄漏似乎已被解決。4小時後,儲罐內的化學品溫度升高,觸發了儲罐附近的泄壓閥和噴淋系統。第二天,員工們發現儲罐開始膨脹,表明儲罐仍然“處於危機狀態”。同時該儲罐的一個閥門損壞,導致無法進行受控釋放。工作人員稱泄漏原因仍在調查中。目前尚未收到人員傷亡報告。
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