But on Tuesday, as smoke poured into the sky from a massive fire, the north hangar took just hours to burn before firefighters decided to let it go. The north hangar, near Valencia Avenue and Armstrong Road, caught fire just before 1 a.m. Flames chewed through the historic building throughout the day, collapsing section after section. Worldwide Aeros Corp. used one of the Tustin hangars to build a blimp–like cargo aircraft for the military, shown in 2012. “This is not the end for what we call the north hangar that was envisioned,” Tustin Mayor Austin Lumbard said. In 2019, a teen had to be airlifted off the north hangar after she and two others climbed the structure late one night.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 08, 2023 14:44 UTC