CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A Cleveland Heights man was charged with arson Wednesday in connection to an early morning fire that damaged The Katz Club Diner.

James Warholak, 46, started the blaze at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday, a criminal complaint filed in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court said.

About 30 firefighters arrived at about Tuesday to battle the blaze on Lee Road, Cleveland Heights Fire Battalion Chief Patrick Kehn said. Firefighters extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Warholak is due to appear at 3 p.m. in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court.

This is a developing story.