In December, locals were shocked after a massive fire erupted inside the old Burry Biscuits warehouse on Newark Avenue. Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told 1010 Wins at the time “Based on most of the combustibles that have been burned up over the last couple of days, we don’t expect any more intense heat or intense fire”. Bollwage added “It’s typical to believe that this (fire) was not an accident.”

The cause of today’s fire remains under investigation. Fire crews are reportedly on scene. Photos of the fire posted within the half-hour can be seen HERE and HERE.

There are no reports that the first was targeted at the ministère de la Justice (Ministry of Justice). Currently investigators are trying to determine what caused the car to catch fire.

Officials tell news that the fire started in a facility managed by the Hotel Ritz. The structure, reportedly, houses a series of priceless vehicles.

UPDATE: Local news is now reporting that the cause of the fire was a vehicle’s leaking petrol. That has resulted in a perimeter lockdown of 400 meters. Local news is reportedly that several exotic cars have been destroyed. For photos of the fire, click HERE and HERE.

News video shows massive structure damage to the building. Over one hundred-twenty firefighters are on scene. The fire reportedly began inside an attic. A section of the roof collapsed almost immediately.

Ladder trucks have been in place. Officials confirm to news that the fire is believed contained inside the administrative building and unlikely to spread.

Earlier this month, ConocoPhillips [NYSE:COP] confirmed two appointments to its management team for two companies to be created after a corporate strategic repositioning. “Phillips 66, the future independent downstream company, named C.C. (Clayton) Reasor as vice president, Investor Relations, Strategy and Corporate Affairs. The new ConocoPhillips, an independent, pure-play exploration and production company, named Ellen R. DeSanctis as vice president, Investor Relations” said the company.

“Ellen knows our company, she knows our stakeholders and she is a proven leader in our industry,” said Ryan Lance, designated chairman and chief executive officer of the future ConocoPhillips, in a news statement earlier this month. “Her leadership will help us connect with investors as we establish a unique type of independent upstream company.”

“Clayton has a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help us advance our strategy to grow Phillips 66 into an industry leading downstream company,” said Greg Garland, designated chairman and chief executive officer for Phillips 66.

In Los Angeles County, the most notable region under alert is from the edge of Oxnard to Bel Air through the Santa Monica Mountains. “Humidities have already fallen to between 10 and 15 percent across much of the region,” the Weather Service said in a news statement last night. The Weather Service is especially concerned that winds, with low humidity, could spread in already dense mountain brush. Officials also tell news that, if a fire does erupt, “there could be the potential for large fire growth with rapid fire spread.”

The same alert is in place until 2 pm today for sections of San Bernardino and Riverside counties. No alert has been issued for the weekend. For the latest red-flag warning map, click HERE.

Officials confirm to the news that the Crestline Fire was the result of an overturned vehicle. Shortly before midnight, a woman on Highway 18 at Panorama Point was involved in a car crash. That crash set brush on fire; thereafter, the fire spread to fifteen acres by midnight.

Nearly four hundred firefighters, however, battled the blaze throughout the night. Those efforts will result in containment by Friday morning. The fire, however, has caused road closures. Highway 18 from State Route 138 below Crestline to 40th Street in San Bernardino is closed this morning. Officials have yet to detail to news when the area will reopen.

Officials confirm that no evacuations were ordered and that no structures were threatened during the blaze. Meantime, LAFD is alerting residents around Los Angeles of high fire warnings through tonight. Those areas include Malibu and sections of the Santa Monica Mountains. Winds are expected as high as fifty mph with humidity as low as ten percent.

In September last year, a Cajon Pass fire prompted the I-15 closure. The Cajon Fire, aka “The Hill Fire”, erupted west of Crestline at the time.