Arson Suspected in Massive 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Warehouse Fire in Southern California

Arson Suspected in Massive 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Warehouse Fire in Southern California
A firefighter battles flames from the Canyon Fire in Castaic, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2025. Eric Thayer/Getty Images
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A massive fire broke out at a 1.2 million-square-foot concrete warehouse owned by Kimberly Clark near Hellman and Merrill Avenues in Ontario, California, around 12:36 a.m. Tuesday morning local time, according to a joint statement released by the Ontario Police and Ontario Fire Department.

Around 1 p.m., the Ontario Fire Department said on X that the fire had been contained to the building and knocked down, but not completely extinguished yet.