Smoke fills La Mirada skies at 5:09 p.m. an hour after a Santa Fe Springs fire began as seen in this photo sent in by LM Blog fan @behindthelens5

Santa Fe Springs~A huge fire broke out earlier this afternoon at a small warehouse, apparently storing paint, located at 12927 Sunshine Avenue in Santa Fe Springs filling La Mirada skies with thick smoke for several hours.

Santa Fe Springs fire officials say dispatch received the call shortly after 4:00 p.m. The department was joined by other neighboring fire agencies as the blaze eventually became a 4-alarm call.

As the fire roared, many small explosions were reported being heard near the scene including by the editor of this website on our Twitter feed.

La Mirada Blog fan @ClarissaAlcala1 reported the fire at 4:17 p.m. followed by fan @Usc_MahBoy at 4:18 p.m.

We reported the incident at 4:30 p.m. and you can read the posts as the event unfolded at twitter.com/lamiradablog.

No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.

Many streets were closed in the adjacent Sunshine Acres neighborhood of South Whittier.