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Fire consumes World War II-era military blimp hangar

The historic hangar was one of two built in 1942 for the U.S. Navy in the city of Tustin, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7. A fire destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California.
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Firefighters work to control a blaze at the north blimp hangar at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin in Tustin, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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People take cell phone images as a historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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A historic blimp hangar, right, burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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Spectators watch as a historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7.

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