Fire at Brea aerospace company unleashes hazardous materials

Firefighters and a hazardous-materials firm were at an aerospace manufacturing firm in Brea Thursday morning putting out a fire and dealing with hazardous materials unleashed by the water, authorities said.

The fire was reported at 2:53 a.m. at Bristol Industries, 630 E. Lambert Road, according to a dispatcher at Metro Cities Fire Dispatch.

Workers were being checked for exposure to the chemicals, and firefighters were working to put out the last of the flames, he said.

Information on whether anyone was injured was not available.

Area residents were evacuated at one point as a precautionary measure, authorities said, and then allowed to return.

Bristol Industries makes fasteners for the aerospace industry.

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