Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Highway 111

PALM SPRINGS, CA — Firefighters were battling a small brush fire Tuesday on Highway 111 south of Interstate 10.

Fire crews responded to the blaze at around 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the fire was located near Snow Creek Canyon Road.

By 4:30 p.m., the fire had burned approximately three acres on the westbound lanes of Highway 111 as fire units worked to extinguish the flames, Palm Springs Fire Captain Nathan Gunkel told City News Service.

"Nine fire apparatus from PSFD, Cal Fire and (Bureau of Land Management) with 30 personnel are on scene extinguishing the fire," Gunkel told CNS. "No injuries to firefighters are reported and the fire will be under investigation."

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.