Workers are cleaning up after a fire at the Shoji Tabuchi Theater that a police officer found about 2 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters found flames shooting into the sky from the rear of the theater. They were on the scene for about three hours.

The theater manager described it as a small fire, but flame and smoke damage was visible at a rear door of the theater on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway. The manager said the theater’s fire control system put out most of the fire, and firefighters helped clear smoke from the building.

The theater manager doesn't know how long the theater will be closed for repairs.

Investigators are looking for a cause but they think it was an electrical problem.