[CPEO-MEF] (NON)-PRESERVATION: Hangar at former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station (CA) burns down

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Former Tustin Military Base Burns Down


BY NOAH BIESIADA
VoiceofOC (Orange County, CA)
November 7, 2023

One of the old hangars at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin started burning early Tuesday morning and is now set to collapse as firefighters watch. 

The hangar is one of two large hangars from World War II that dominate Tustin’s skyline, and is one of the largest wooden structures ever built according to the city. 

While the fire is still going, it hasn’t spread to the surrounding neighborhoods, with more than 70 firefighters and three helicopters from the OC Fire Authority used to help keep the blaze contained. 

Now, fire officials are saying they’re going to allow the structure to collapse before they put it out. 


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For the entire article, see
https://voiceofoc.org/2023/11/former-tustin-military-base-burns-down-ocfa-story/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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