The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a second dumpster fire Saturday evening in Newhall shortly after extinguishing a separate dumpster fire a short distance away.

Around 11:20 p.m. the LACOFD received a call for a dumpster fire behind the Carl’s Jr. near Valley Street and Lyons Avenue, according to officials.

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Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station detained a person of interest, however, after a brief investigation they realized the person was not the arsonist and are continuing their investigation.

“We are treating these two fires as a possible arson,” said Lt. Hahnlein, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

Initially, fire officials received reports of a commercial building fire at approximately 10:13 p.m. near Lyons Avenue and Apple Street.

Related: No Major Structure Damage In Newhall Dumpster Fire

When they arrived on scene, they discovered that a nearby dumpster had caught fire.

“It was a dumpster fire which they thought had spread to a strip mall,” said Jeremy Staffor, Dispatch Supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The fire did not spread to the structure.”

The first dumpster fire was knocked down less than 20 minutes later. No injuries were reported, and the only structure to sustained any damage was a small shed adjacent to one of the nearby businesses.

Photo by Michael Brown.

Law enforcement officials were still searching for possible suspects in the surrounding area as of late Saturday night.

Ed. Note: Michael Brown contributed to this story.

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