Brooke Staggs

environment reporter for the OC Register

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Tustin officials are letting the U.S. Navy hangar fire die out on its own and telling residents to stay inside, as crews with hazmat gear clean up public areas.

‘Don't touch’: Officials to Tustin residents as chunks of burned hangar fall into their yards

Tustin officials are letting the U.S. Navy hangar fire die out on its own and telling residents to stay inside, as crews with hazmat gear clean up public areas.

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