School closures will be in effect for several schools in the Garden Grove area due to a hazardous materials situaiton involving a toxic chemical tank at an aerospace facility in the Orange County community.
Firefighters have warned that the storage tank, containing thousands of gallons of a chemical used in the manufacture of resins and plastics, may either spill those contents or explode. Authorities continue to spray water on the tank, which began overheating Thursday, in an effort to lessen the risk.
The following schools will be closed until further notice in the Garden Grove School District.
- Barker Elementary School
- Bryant
- Carver
- Enders Elementary School
- Garden Park
- Garden Park
- Lawrence Elementary School
- Wakeham Elementary School
- Patton Elementary School
- Bell Intermediate School
- Alamitos Intermediate
- Pacifica High School
- Rancho Alamitos High School
- Skylark Preschool
- Maintenance and Operations Facility
- Lampson Bus Yard
The following schools will be closed until further notice in the Magnolia School District.
- Esther L. Walter School (students relocated to Jonas E. Salk)
- Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy (students relocated to Mattie Lou Maxwell Elementary)
The following schools will be closed until further notice in the Savanna School District.
- Hansen Elementary (students were split between Holder School and Twila Reid Elementary School)
The following schools will be closed until further notice in the Westminster School District.
- Finley, Johnson, and Sequoia Schools relocated to Stacy Middle School
- Anderson, Fryberger, Meairs, and Schmitt relocated to Warner Middle School
The following schools will be closed until further notice in the Cypress School District.
- Frank Vessels Elementary
- Juliet Morris Elementary