Massive fire destroys landmark World War II-era blimp hangar in California

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Firefighters battle blaze at historic WWII Tustin hangar in Orange County

Brooklyn landlord set building on fire with 6 kids inside after tenants stopped paying rentA massive fire ripped through a historic blimp hangar at a former air base in Southern California – where several TV shows and movies have been shot, including “Pearl Harbor” and “Star Trek.”

“It’s definitely not a normal fire, but today because of the complex fire operation, our incident commanders decided that they are going to use helicopters along with the truck companies,” fire Capt. Thanh Nguyen said, according to KTLA.“Our firefighters are situated outside and they are placing their units in the most advantageous spots to get water into the structure. Then, should the building collapse, they are not in the line of fire,” he added.

“That’s unheard of,” Fennessy said about using aerial resources. “But we thought we would throw everything we could at it just in case we could stop it midway.”“It’s so sad. For years those hangars welcomed us home. It’s what made this community special,” she told the newspaper as her voice broke with emotion.

 

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