Orange County sheriff’s deputies block the corner of Beach Boulevard and Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Authorities in California on May 24 said they discovered a crack in a damaged tank of toxic chemicals, potentially relieving pressure as the threat of an explosion has forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate. About 50,000 residents were ordered to leave their homes in the Garden Grove area of Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles, on Friday after the tank began to leak, sending fumes over a heavily populated area about five miles from Disneyland. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP)