Tank leaking toxic chemicals in Orange County will spill or explode (opens in new tab)

(abc7.com)

33 pointspanda888881mo ago13 comments

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leonidasrup1mo ago· 4 in thread

"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

cowthulhu1mo ago

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!

dzhiurgis1mo ago

> 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.

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metalman1mo ago

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.

bombcar1mo ago

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.

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daheza1mo ago· 1 in thread

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 That’s why the had the evacuation rescinded and now extended it again.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

pseudohadamard1mo ago

I can already hear commentary in the USCSB video, "... at approximately 3:42pm the pressure release valve failed, releasing 150,000 pounds of MMA...".

Well, unless Trump has abolished it in the meantime.

Update: Unfknblvbl! He did actually try and abolish it. The safety authority that was created to prevent situations exactly like this one. https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/us-chemical-safety-..., and then Congress gave it a one-year lifeline, https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/congress-rescues-industr....

andrewinardeer1mo ago· 1 in thread

https://meltdown-two.vercel.app/

Someone threw together a page with latest info etc.

Not bad. Is this UI a template?

ElProlactin1mo ago

AI-generated.

seo-speedwagon1mo ago

Where’s the flex seal guy when you need him?

cutoff1mo ago

40k people evacuated with no end in sight. Craig Covey’s non-update updates are enraging to the displaced.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

13 comments

11 comments · 5 top-level

leonidasrup1mo ago· 4 in thread

"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

cowthulhu1mo ago

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!

dzhiurgis1mo ago

> benzene

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metalman1mo ago

bombcar1mo ago

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.

1 more reply

daheza1mo ago· 1 in thread

Lots of cool drone usage happening

pseudohadamard1mo ago

I can already hear commentary in the USCSB video, "... at approximately 3:42pm the pressure release valve failed, releasing 150,000 pounds of MMA...".

Well, unless Trump has abolished it in the meantime.

andrewinardeer1mo ago· 1 in thread

https://meltdown-two.vercel.app/

Someone threw together a page with latest info etc.

Not bad. Is this UI a template?

ElProlactin1mo ago

AI-generated.

seo-speedwagon1mo ago

Where’s the flex seal guy when you need him?

cutoff1mo ago

40k people evacuated with no end in sight. Craig Covey’s non-update updates are enraging to the displaced.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse