Firefighters have contained a three-alarm fire that engulfed a shoe factory Wednesday afternoon, sending a massive plume of smoke into the air and prompting the brief closure of nearby Fullerton Municipal Airport.
Fullerton Fire Department officials received a call at 12:04 p.m. reporting a fire inside a building in the 3600 block of Commonwealth Ave.
Firefighters were able to rescue some scared kittens in the area, but no injuries were reported.
The smoke from the fire could be seen for miles, which was especially concerning for residents who live right across the street from where the fire started…