RivCo Firefighters Contain Blaze Near Warehouse

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA —Fire crews were battling a vegetation fire that broke out Friday afternoon near a building in Desert Hot Springs, fire officials said.

The fire was reported around 1:35 p.m. in the 64000 block of 19th Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Initial reports indicated the blaze broke out in the back of a building, and possibly involved collapsed power lines down and a transformer, but upon further inspection firefighters did not find any damage.

Fire crews were able to contain the blaze within about 30 minutes, fire officials said.

No injuries were reported.

No additional information was immediately available.

City News Service contributed to this report.