Apartment Fire Injures 1, Displaces 4 In Desert Hot Springs

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — A fire at a Desert Hot Springs apartment left four residents homeless following a fire that damaged an apartment building Tuesday evening.

The blaze was reported at 6:25 p.m. in the 66800 block of Pierson Boulevard, near Verbana Drive, according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

Multiple engine crews were sent to the location, where flames erupted from the roof of one of the apartments; occupants escaped, and one had minor injuries, fire officials said.

Firefighters completely suppressed the blaze within 20 minutes.

The injured person, whose name was not released, declined medical attention, officials said.

An adult and three children were displaced by the fire, and its cause remained under investigation Wednesday.

Red Cross personnel were asked to help the victims find temporary alternate lodgings. No other information was immediately available.