Vegetation Fire In Thousand Palms Quickly Doused

Palm Desert CA

14 September, 2021

3:11 PM

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THOUSAND PALMS, CA — A vegetation fire that broke out Tuesday near railroad tracks in Thousand Palms was quickly brought under control Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews. The non-injury blaze was reported at 10:05 a.m. near Interstate 10 and Monterey Avenue and burned about a half-acre of tamarisk trees before crews stopped its forward progress at 10:48 a.m. No injuries or structure damage were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.