Firefighters douse Indio brush fire
Cal Fire has stopped the forward progress of a brush fire burning near Industrial Place and Wheel Road, just north of Indio Boulevard and just West of Monroe Street. Officials said train service in the area was temporarily halted while firefighters were on scene.
The call came out at 11:20am.
The battalion chief said the vegetation fire ignited in oleander brush and burned out tires. They don’t know the cause of the fire at this time but high winds helped fan the flames.
The fire department cleared the scene by about noon. Train service is operating in the area once again.
