This from the Associated Press:
Nearly 30 firefighters have extinguished a restaurant fire in South El Monte.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department told KTLA-TV that the fire at Cafe Azteca on Rush Street was reported shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday
Early commuters on the Pomona (60) Freeway to the south and the San Bernardino (10) Freeway to the north could see smoke and flames from the blaze.
Firefighters appeared to have the fire extinguished by 5:30 a.m.