### [2026-10-20](/feed/2026/10/20/index.md) ##### Glycidyl methacrylate # A leak of glycidyl methacrylate from a chemical tank at a terminal in Toledo, Ohio, United States, forces nearly 1,000 residents to evacuate and prompts shelter-in-place orders for more than 50,000 people in Toledo. ### Sources: 1. [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/c7ead0b5a1eb0e4672ce4085bdaf6124) 2. [EPA](https://response.epa.gov/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=17475) ### Changes: 1. A leak of glycidyl methacrylate from a chemical tank at the terminal in Toledo, Ohio, United States, forces nearly 1,000 residents to evacuate and prompts shelter-in-place orders for more than 50,000 people in Toledo. _2026-10-27 10:17:55 (First version)_ 1. A leak of glycidyl methacrylate from a chemical tank at a terminal in Toledo, Ohio, United States, forces nearly 1,000 residents to evacuate and prompts shelter-in-place orders for more than 50,000 people in Toledo. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. 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