Water is sprayed onto an overheated 34,000-gal. tank at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems on May 23, 2026, in Garden Grove, California.
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GKN Aerospace's parent company Melrose says one of its industrial sites in the U.S. has suffered a chemical accident and signaled it could cause operational disruptions. The incident occurred May 21 and lasted for several days, Melrose said in a May 26 disclosure. Local authorities for the GKN...
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