GKN Aerospace Sets Sept. 28 Reopening After $100 Million Garden Grove Claims Deal
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Updated · Voice of OC · Aug 25
GKN Aerospace Sets Sept. 28 Reopening After $100 Million Garden Grove Claims Deal
3 articles · Updated · Voice of OC · Aug 25
Summary
$100 million in claims for residents and businesses affected by May's evacuation will launch this fall, covering meals, hotel stays, transportation and lost wages.
GKN said it aims to reopen the Garden Grove plant by Sept. 28 after meeting air-safety requirements, permanently decommissioning the tank involved and adding safety upgrades.
Garden Grove said Sept. 28 is GKN's target—not a city-approved timeline—while Anaheim welcomed relief for more than 6,000 evacuated residents and 150 small businesses.
Orange County prosecutors closed their criminal probe without charges and are negotiating a civil settlement that could add first-responder reimbursements, civil penalties and independent safety monitoring.
The move follows a May emergency that forced more than 50,000 people to evacuate after a chemical tank at the aerospace facility nearly exploded.