Fire scorches palm trees, residence in Whitewater

WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) - A quarter-acre vegetation fire spread to a number of palm trees and a residence in Whitewater today before it was stopped.   

The non-injury blaze was reported shortly after 2 p.m. Monday in the 14900 block of Painted Hills Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Fire officials said the first arriving unit encountered light, flashy fuels with a moderate rate of spread, and the blaze was contained shortly after 2:30 p.m.

The extent of damage to the residence that burned was not immediately known.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.