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If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.A year ago today, an historic World War II blimp hangar caught fire in Tustin, setting off a public health emergency as toxic debris from the fire fell over surrounding neighborhoods. Life has mostly resumed to normal around the former military base where the hangar’s skeleton, and its surviving twin, sit.
The cause of the fire that torched the hangar is still under investigation, according to a spokesperson for the Orange County Fire Authority. They said the length of time to investigate was not unusual for such a complex fire.at the hangar site. The toxic remains have to be packaged and sealed in a negative pressure tent and then transported offsite to a hazardous waste facility.
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