Orange County officials are warning residents near the GKN Aerospace facility to expect chemical odors as crews remove the remaining methyl methacrylate from a damaged storage tank.

The money from GKN has allowed the fund to double the one-time cash assistance to $500 for each qualifying individual, United Way officials said.

GKN Aerospace faces another lawsuit over the California chemical emergency, with plaintiffs alleging negligence, trespass, and nuisance claims.

GKN Aerospace officials have announced a series of community support initiatives intended to help the thousands of Orange County residents who were forced to evacuate their homes when the Garden Grove-based facility became the center of a chemical crisis​ in late May.

In the aftermath of a six-day chemical crisis that displaced tens of thousands of Orange County residents, elected leaders are calling for accountability from the company at the center of the chaos — GKN Aerospace.

Residents near the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove are being warned they may notice a fruity or plastic‑like odor Thursday and Friday as crews remove neutralized methyl methacrylate, or MMA,

The storage tank would support GKN's plans to bring a specialized manufacturing process to the U.S.

GKN Aerospace workers in Filton, near Bristol, struck from 26 May to 1 June to oppose falling pay. GKN has offered workers a below-inflation increase of 3.3%, up from an initial offer of 3%.