Crime & Safety
150-Acre Palm Springs Fire Contained
Friday's blaze was fully contained in a combined effort of 25 engines, five battalion chiefs and one division chief, fire officials said.
PALM SPRINGS, CA — A vegetation fire broke out in Palm Springs and reached 150 acres early Friday before firefighters were able to contain the flames.
The Palm Springs Fire Department reported at 5:44 a.m. that fire crews were on the scene of the vegetation fire, which was reported at 12:45 a.m. Friday near Highway 111 and Tramway Road.
The fire was fully contained in a combined effort of 25 engines, five battalion chiefs and one division chief, fire officials said. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department reported at around 7:40 a.m. that its resources were on-scene assisting with the fire.
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"The fire is under investigation and no reports of injuries at this time," Palm Springs Fire officials wrote in a statement. "Units will remain on the scene performing mop up checking for any hot spots."
The Palm Springs Police Department reported that Highway 111 was closed off at Tipton Road at 5:34 a.m. due to the active fire, but it reopened shortly before 7 a.m., when police said that fire personnel were still on the scene.
