Crews Remove Hazardous Materials After Tustin Blimp Hangar Fire

TUSTIN, Calif.—Environmental clean-up crews wore protective gear work to remove hazardous materials in the wake of a fire that consumed a historic World War II era military blimp hangar Nov. 14. The fire—which began Nov. 7 and continued to smolder for over a week—caught the attention of residents along a fence near Armstrong Street while a small crew from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency monitored air quality. A fire continues to burn a historic blimp hangar in Tustin, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) A fire continues to burn a historic blimp hangar in Tustin, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) A water truck soaks the ground as a fire continues to burn in a historic blimp hangar in Tustin, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) “We are going to recommend a N95 mask because there is some really bad stuff floating around in the air right now,” an agency member told The Epoch Times....