ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Fire has destroyed the wooden grandstands at a historic Southern California baseball field that appeared in 鈥淎 League of Their Own鈥� and other movies.
Firefighters responded at 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fire at Jay Littleton Ball Park in the city of Ontario, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
鈥淏y the time they got here, which was pretty quickly, the structure was already fully engulfed,鈥� said Dan Bell, the city communications director.
The cause of the fire was under investigation, he said. No injuries were reported.
The 鈥渢raditional, old-school grandstands鈥� dated to 1937, Bell said. The structure stood behind home plate and extended out along the first- and third-base lines.
The 1992 film 鈥淎 League of Their Own,鈥� starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Lori Petty, among others, told the story of a women's professional baseball team in the 1940s.
Other notable films that used the ballpark include 鈥淓ight Men Out鈥� and 鈥淭he Babe Ruth Story,鈥� according to the city.
Since the 1930s, families made 鈥渃ountless, cherished memories鈥� at the ballpark, U.S. Rep. Norma J. Torres, who represents the area, said in a statement.
鈥淭he stadium鈥檚 legacy lives on in the hearts of its patrons and through the movies it has been featured in," Torres said.
The Associated Press
