Crews Contain Small Brush Fire Near The Shops At Palm Desert

PALM DESERT (CNS) – Fire crews contained a small vegetation fire near
The Shops at Palm Desert today.

The Riverside County Fire Department responded to the 72900 block of
Monterey Avenue around 1:40 p.m. Monday to reports of a bush fire.

A spokesperson for the department told City News Service three engines
were on scene for the 100-foot by 20-foot blaze — about .05 acres. No
structures were involved.

Fire crews contained the blaze and cleared the scene by 2:20 p.m.

SoCal Edison crews were also called to the scene, according to the
fire department’s spokesperson.

The cause of the fire was unknown. There were no injuries reported.

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