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As of Monday afternoon, an estimated 50,000 residents remained under an evacuation order as the crisis at the facility, GKN Aerospace, spilled into its fourth day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“We’re sitting here in the unknown ... I just want to go home. I miss my bed,” said Doughty, who was staying at a Red Cross shelter in Anaheim.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Earlier in the day, there was good news for the crews who have been working around the clock to contain the situation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

TJ McGovern, interim chief of the Fire Authority, said firefighters had gained confidence the pressurized tank would not experience a “boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,” or BLEVE.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Then he glances back up at me, and I look down at the fish.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith