Fire damaged a historic hangar early Tuesday at the former Tustin Air Base in Orange County.
near Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, where flames were shooting through the roof of the towering wooden hangar. Parts of the roof feel to the ground, and firefighters took up positions outside the hanger due to the threat of collapse.Details about a cause were not immediately avialable. No injuries were reported.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.The fire is in hangars that once housed blimps used in World War II. They stand 17 stories high, are over 1,000 feet long and 300 feet wide.
The historic hangars have been featured in television and films, including"JAG,""The X Files,""Austin Powers,""Pearl Harbor" and"Star Trek."Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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