Crew douses residential fire in Indio

Crews doused a fire at a duplex located in the 44000 block of Arabia Street in Indio Friday morning.

Cal Fire responded to the fire at about 10:50 a.m. Officials said the fire was isolated to the kitchen of the residence and nobody was home at the time. The fire was contained within 15 minutes, our crew learned at the scene.

There was heavy smoke damage reported, but no structural damage, according to Cal Fire. Nineteen firefighters were called to the fire; no injuries were reported.

A portion of Arabia Street was closed for about 45 minutes while Cal Fire was on scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.