Flames engulfed a historic World War II-era blimp hangar at the former Tustin Air Base Tuesday, with the intensity of the fire forcing crews to wait for the landmark to collapse before moving in.
TUSTIN, Calif. - Flames engulfed a historic World War II-era blimp hangar at the former Tustin Air Base Tuesday, with the intensity of the massive fire forcing crews to pull back and wait for the local landmark to collapse before moving in to extinguish the blaze.
The blaze -- its cause not immediately known -- ignited early Tuesday morning at one of the two giant hangars that were built in 1942 and once housed blimps used in World War II. Crews responded after 1:30 a.m. to Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, where they found massive flames bursting through the roof, according to the OCFA.
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