Editor's Note: Photos from the scene of the fire will be posted on Patch within the hour.
Crowds at the Cerritos at the were caught by surprise today when they looked up and noticed a black plume of smoke rising in the distance north of Bloomfield Avenue.
The fire at South Street and Bloomfield Avenue was reported at 3:26 p.m. and was knocked down immediately upon arrival by firefighters, according to a dispatch supervisor at the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
A green convertible Chrysler Sebring caught on fire in the parking lot, according to a Patch reporter at the scene. The owner of the car, an employee at Carrows, was not hurt and there were no other vehicles damaged in the blaze.
