Around 6:40 a.m. the Redding Fire Department responded to the theatre on Bechelli Lane.
According to theatre officials, there were no injuries, and NorCal Corals, the aquarium retailer next door, has not been damaged. RFD said the Axiom was unoccupied at the time of the blaze.
The executive director of the Axiom Theatre Nancy Hill, said they don’t know exactly how it happened, but the sprinkler system did its job, and now they will deal with the water damage.
RFD said the cause of the incident was determined to be a electrical failure or malfunction.