1/10: World War II-era hangar for military blimps destroyed in Southern California. / Image: AP

2/10: Vast dark smoke fumes seen for miles in Southern California. / Image: AP

3/10: A massive fire gutted a historical hangar facility early Tuesday at the Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin. / Image: AP

4/10: Firefighters tackle blaze at Tustin's north blimp hangar, Southern California. / Image: AP

5/10: Spectators photograph burning of the historic hangar. / Image: AP

6/10: World War II-era hangar for military blimps destroyed in Southern California. / Image: AP

7/10: People capture the historic blimp hangar blaze in Tustin. / Image: AP

8/10: Raging fire obliterates WWII-era blimp hangar. / Image: AP

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9/10: Pictures show flames racing across the curved roof of the Tustin's north blimp hangar in Southern California. / Image: AP

10/10: The Orange County Fire Authority said in a social media post that allowing the structure to collapse was the only way to fight the inferno, which was reported around 1 a.m. / Image: AP