Major roadway shut down as Cathedral City firefighters battle blaze
Cathedral Canyon Drive is shut down between Ortega Road and 33rd Avenue as firefighters work to mop up a structure fire that broke out around 6:30 p.m.
An adult and child suffered first, second and third degree burns to their hands, knees and thighs in the blaze that appeared to destroy a duplex. They were the only ones home at the time.
Both victims were taken to the hospital.
A total of six people are displaced from two units of the duplexes on the 33-300 block of Cathedral Canyon.
Smoke was seen coming from the upper windows of the one story structure.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Stay with CBS Local 2 and KESQ for the latest on this fire throughout the evening.
