Key facts
- An aerospace company will pay millions to residents evacuated after an Orange County tanker leak.
- Victims of the leak may be eligible for financial assistance.
- Details on how victims can collect payments have been announced.
- O.C. Healthcare Agency confirmed vapors were released from a pressurized tank on May 21.
- Southern California Edison offered over $650 million in compensation for the 2017 Thomas Fire and 2018 mudslides.
Residents in Southern California who were forced to evacuate their homes due to a tanker leak in Orange County may be eligible for financial assistance. The aerospace company responsible for the leak has announced that it will be making millions of dollars in payments available to affected individuals. Information has been released detailing how these victims can collect their share of the funds. In response to questions, the O.C. Healthcare Agency stated it did not dispute that vapors were released from the pressurized tank on May 21. Separately, claimants affected by the 2017 Thomas Fire and subsequent 2018 mudslides in Southern California have been offered more than $650 million in compensation by Southern California Edison as part of a settlement program.