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World Central Kitchen Feeds Evacuees in Garden Grove Chemical Threat

25 May 2026 09:20

World Central Kitchen provided 2,200 hot meals to residents evacuated due to a chemical threat at a Garden Grove aerospace facility. - The group partnered with local food trucks and restaurants to serve dishes like falafel and hummus with rice.

- Over 50,000 residents in six Orange County cities have been evacuated since Thursday. - Many evacuees, like Esperanza Hernandez, face financial strain from lost wages and uncertainty about when they can return home.

- Community leaders, including John Nguyen, also delivered meals to bring comfort to displaced families. The crisis stems from a malfunctioning storage tank at GKN Aerospace that could explode or leak, with no clear timeline for resolution.

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