Fire consumed a strip mall in Anaheim Wednesday, covering the area in smoke and forcing a series of morning rush-hour road closures, but no injuries were immediately reported.
The blaze broke out early Wednesday morning in the 1200 block of South State College Boulevard, largely destroying the structure and the 10 businesses housed there.
Nobody was believed to be inside the structure when the fire erupted. As the flames spread throughout the 16,000-square-foot strip mall, the fire went to a fourth alarm, crews responded from nearby fire agencies in Fullerton and Orange, along with the Orange County Fire Authority.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
State College Boulevard was closed between Ball and Winston Road, and Ball was closed between Sunkist and East streets.
Ball Road was reopened around 10 a.m., but State College remained blocked as crews were still on the scene pouring water on the building to prevent flareups.