Parks and schools were closed in one Southern California city Thursday after an air quality advisory went out in the wake of a fire at a historical military blimp hangar.
People living in a Southern California city were urged to stay inside while parks and schools were closed after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of a historical World War II-era blimp hangar. The city of Tustin closed nine parks near the fire location to reduce residents' exposure to ash and canceled a Veterans Day event for this weekend, according to a Facebook post.
Southern California air-quality regulators will continue to analyze samples from areas around the hangar for toxic gases and metals, the city said in a statement. 'Asbestosis is a chronic lung condition that is caused by prolonged exposure to high concentrations of asbestos fibers in the air,' the American Lung Association says on its website. 'Though asbestosis is believed to be mostly an occupational disease, there are reports of secondhand exposure to asbestos containing dust.
The city's mayor is urging the Navy to expedite tearing down the structure's remains to clean up the site, according to the Orange County Register. 'I know the community doesn’t want to look at a half-burned remnant of what was the hangar, and we owe it to the community to take it down as safely and quickly as possible. It needs to be cleaned up quickly for health reasons and general optics,' Mayor Austin Lumbar said, per the outlet. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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