Operations & Training

Roof of Denny's in Commerce, CA, Collapses During Fire

Dec. 9, 2024

While there were no customers present, restaurant workers escaped without injury, Los Angeles County fire officials said.

Susan Nicol

A massive fire left the roof of a Denny’s restaurant partially collapsed in the City of Commerce early Monday morning.

Los Angeles County firefighters found heavy fire through the roof of the restaurant, which was open.

Employees left without injury. No customers were in the diner at the time, KTLA reported.

Guests staying at a Best Western Plus located on the same property had to temporarily evacuate the building, including one who said she heard an explosion.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.