Los Angeles, United States - August 23, 2024

08/23/2024 11:27 pm (GMT-0700) | ONTARIO, Calif. – Ontario Fire Department and Ontario Police Department received multiple 911 calls of a large fire at a baseball stadium at Jay Littleton Ball Park at 1076 N. Grove Ave. in the city of Ontario.

Once firefighters arrived on scene, they located a large baseball stadium with heavy smoke and fire showing from the stadium and dugout. The Ontario Fire Department upgraded the fire to a second alarm fire requesting additional resources due to the heavy fire. Unknown at this time how the fire started. The Ontario fire department has requested their arson investigation team to respond.

The baseball field was also used in movies.

The ball park name was officially dedicated to Joe "Jay" Littleton in 1998.  Its well preserved condition has enticed many film crews to utilize the facility.  Most notable films from the movie industry are: Eight Men Out, The Babe Ruth Story, and A League of Their Own

"Jay Littleton Ball Park is located within John Galvin Park on the southeast corner of Fourth Street and Grove Avenue. Jay Littleton Ball Park is a hidden gem. People started playing baseball here over 80 years ago. In 1937, a wooden grandstand was completed which still exists to this day. Professional Baseball was played here only for one season in 1947; the Ontario Orioles made Littleton Ball Park their home, which had one of the largest field dimensions (402 feet from home plate to center field, seven feet deeper than Dodger Stadium). The field continues to be utilized by little leagues and other amateur leagues and is serviced by the City of Ontario's Parks and Maintenance Department. The ball park name was officially dedicated to Joe "Jay" Littleton in 1998. Its well preserved condition has enticed many film crews to utilize the facility. Most notable films from the movie industry are: Eight Men Out, The Babe Ruth Story, and A League of Their Own." -OntarioCA.gov