Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

CLAREMONT - A small fire was knocked down after it ignited in a Claremont restaurant late Tuesday night.
 
The Fire ignited in a vent inside the first-floor restaurant at 1 N. Indian Hill Blvd. at 11:51 p.m. November 20. The building is also home to two additional stories of businesses, according to Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
The restaurant is listed as Blaze Pizza.
 
The fire was contained to the vent area and was knocked down at 12:23 a.m., Ornelas said.
 
No injuries were reported.
 
A cause is under investigation.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

CLAREMONT - Firefighters knocked down a house fire that destroyed a bedroom and a portion of an attic Saturday.

The fire burned a home in the 2900 block of North Mountain Avenue and was dispatched to firefighters at 11:39 a.m. The fire was knocked down at 12:01 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

All residents reportedly evacuated and a search of the home yielded no victims, firefighters said.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

MOUNTAINS - Firefighters are busy working on a half-acre to one-acre brush fire along Mt. Baldy Road.
 
The fire is burning in medium to heavy brush near Mt. Baldy Road and Shinn Road. The fire was dispatched at 3:03 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
Firefighters with San Bernardino County are assisting Los Angeles County units.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

CLAREMONT - Residents escaped injury Monday after an explosion and fire tore through a single-story home Monday afternoon.

The explosion and fire occurred in or near a home in the 200 block of West 12th Street around 2:53 p.m.  Arriving firefighters immediately reported smoke and fire showing from the single-family dwelling, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Other homes in a one-block radius also sustained damage.

Fire investigators are on scene to determine the cause of the explosion, said Art Marrujo, dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters knocked down the flames at 3:20 p.m.

It is unclear if anyone lives in the home and how many people may have been displaced. A second home occupies the property. It was not clear if the second home sustained damage, Marrujo said.