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IW theorized that the rags smoldered and eventually ignited and that flames from the burning rags <br /> spread along the workbench to other combustibles. The workbench was pushed up against a <br /> steel-panel wall that separated the work area from an office on the other side, and heat conducted <br /> through it ignited the wood studs of a framed wall in the office. From there,the fire spread <br /> unchecked. <br /> The blaze caused an estimated $1.25 million in damages to the building and the seven airplanes <br /> stored inside. <br /> Neil Courtney, 1990,"Fire Record ,Fire Journal.Ianuary/February, 16. <br /> Type Occupancy: Aircraft hangar and airport complex <br /> State: California <br /> Month: September <br /> Time: 10:19 am <br /> Dollar Loss: $41.5 million, $40 million to aircraft and$1.5 million to structures and other <br /> vehicles <br /> Deaths and Injuries: 1 death; 7 civilian injuries, 21 firefighter injuries <br /> Property Characteristics and Operating Status: <br /> Normal operation. <br /> Fire Protection Systems: <br /> None. <br /> Fire Development: <br /> An F-14 fighter jet on a training mission experienced hydraulic failure while returning to its base <br /> and plummeted into a nearby airport. It is not known if the jet was on fire before the crash. <br /> Numerous hangars,aircraft,and support buildings were damaged. <br /> Contributing Factors and Other Details: <br /> None noted. <br /> Kenneth T.Taylor and Kenneth Tremblay, 1989,"Large-Loss Fires in the United Sates During 1988,''Fire Journal November/December.68 <br />