21K views · 225 reactions | A tragic scene in Rowland Heights. A fire tears through a strip mall, destroying five businesses. One of them - a veterinary clinic with several animals inside. | FOX 11 Los Angeles | Facebook

GLENDALE, Calif. – Burbank and Glendale firefighters responded to a strip mall near Broadway and Pacific Avenue just before midnight after reports of heavy fire and smoke. Crews arrived to find flames coming from a taco shop and a jewelry store, with the fire beginning to extend to the second floor. Firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze. It was not immediately clear how many units were damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire crews were also seen carrying birds out of th