A massive structure fire was threatening multiple businesses in Santa Clarita Monday morning and has already destroyed one building.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported a 2-alarm fire in the 24000 block of North Main Street in Santa Clarita just before 3 a.m. Monday, with flames and smoke showing in the building. Firefighters were in “defensive mode” and were not entering the building due to risks of it collapsing.
Video from KTLA showed streams of water being blasted onto the roof from ladder trucks. KTLA identified the building as the Newhall Refinery, a local brewery.
Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.
Firefighters took a defensive posture, battling the blaze from outside the building.
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Several roads around the business were shut down. It was not immediately clear if the fire would impact operations for Metrolink, which passes the area.
Laura Scott works across the street from Newhall Refinery at Remax Gateway and has known the owners for at least five years. She said she heard the fire had spread to the Main Theater.
“The majority of Main Street is women-owned businesses including Care Tucker Style House and Newhall Refinery,” she said.
“Waking up this morning to find out that it was engulfed in flames was absolutely heartbreaking and devastating. I know how hard these business owners work to keep these doors open and these were their dreams to own this store or restaurant.”
