FIREFIGHTER USES saw to gain entrance to closed restaurant in Stanton (OCFA fire).

A fire ravaged a closed restaurant on Christmas Day in Stanton.

The Orange County Fire Authority responded at 5:53 p.m. to a call of smoke reported in the 10700 block of Beach Boulevard south of West Cerritos Avenue.

Firefighters found fire established in the “void spaces” of the building and had it knocked down in 40 minutes. There were no injuries and investigators are looking into the cause of fire.

Assistance at the scene was provided by the Anaheim Fire Department and sheriff’s deputies from the Stanton station.