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When one of two historic World War II-era blimp hangars went up in flames last November, residents were left wondering about the health risks.The debris is known to contain asbestos and other toxins. Now, Navy contractors are dismantling and removing what remains of a torched WW-II era hangar, as a new stage of cleanup begins.
"I literally drive 40 minutes to take my kids for walks," said Sean Storm, who lives in Tustin’s Columbus Square neighborhood about a quarter-mile from the charred remains of the hangar.
The announcement of the rosy results left some perplexed, and others angry. Just last week, the state legislature — with Mayor Lumbard's support — asked President Joe Biden and Congress to declare the hangar fire a national emergency, andThey're"talking out of both sides," Tustin resident Lana Clay-Monaghan said of city leaders."They're going to fall on their knees to ask the for money, and they're trying to say that there's nothing wrong.
Some other indoor test results, however, were not publicly disclosed at the time. Test results from the city's contractor Envirocheck showed that asbestos fibers were found on Nov. 12, five days after the hangar fire started, inside the city-run Tustin Family and Youth Center — in dust on classroom floors and on the kitchen countertop, according to documents from the Orange County Fire Authority.
Asbestos is also scary. That's in part, Ehrenfeld said, because asbestos fibers in the air — where they could be inhaled — are generally not visible. Plus, diseases likeWe used to joke about the A word, it's like Voldemort. … People hear that word, you think of the worst."We used to joke about the A word, it's like Voldemort. … People hear that word, you think of the worst," he said.
Even public officials have seemed to waver about the consequences of the fire. Lumbard, Tustin’s mayor, told LAist that residents' concerns about the toxicity of the fallout are"real and warranted." But, he added,"based on the feedback that we got from the environmental agencies, I don't think that risk was as high as some thought."
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