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Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, California, where scenes from the classic film “A League of Their Own” were filmed, was destroyed in a fire that started Thursday night.
The Ontario Fire Service shared a statement on social media that the first fire truck responded to the scene around 11:30 p.m. local time, and additional resources were requested to fight the fire that was first spotted in the wooden stands.
A total of 51 people worked to extinguish the fire, and searches confirmed that no casualties had been found.
A view of the remains of the historic wooden grandstand and dugouts after a Thursday morning fire destroyed the historic baseball field and film location Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, California, on Saturday. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Fire officials also noted that the cause “remains under investigation.”
The stadium's all-wood stands were built in 1937 and the facility was regularly used by amateur leagues over the years, hosting only one professional team, the Ontario Orioles, in 1947.
Its historical aspect made it popular for filming, notably for the 1992 classic “A League of Their Own,” starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna, and directed by Penny Marshall.
According to Aaron Matthiesen, president of the Ontario Eastern Little League, in an interview with ABC 7, “The dugout here on the third-base line is where Tom Hanks said his iconic line, 'There's no crying in baseball!'”
According to Aaron Matthiesen, president of the Eastern Ontario Minor League, Tom Hanks' famous “No crying in baseball!” scene was filmed at the ballpark. (Everett/Shutterstock)
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Matthiesen also told FOX 11 that homelessness is a recurring problem in the park.
“We have constant problems with homeless people in the park,” he told the outlet. “In the past, they have broken into the building and cut off the gas line so they could hook up their own gas… everything got messed up, and I think unfortunately that’s what happened.”
The Ontario Fire Department and the City of Ontario did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The charred remains of the historic wooden grandstand and dugouts frame a view of the scoreboard after a fire Thursday morning destroyed the historic Jay Littleton Ball Park baseball field in Ontario, California. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Other famous films filmed in the park include “Eight Men Out,” starring John Cusack, “The Babe Ruth Story” and, most recently, the Amazon Prime television version of “A League of Their Own.”
Dan Bell, Ontario's director of communications, told Entertainment Weekly: “It's a terrible loss for our community. Everybody here has played or had family or children who have played on this course over the years. Over the course of its 87 years, a lot of people have played on this course.”
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Bell also said the field was intact, but the stands were completely gone. “We’ll have to think about what we’re going to do with that field in the future,” he told the outlet. “Given that it’s such a big part of our city’s history, we’ll see how we move forward with it.”