Two cats die in Palm Desert house fire
Firefighters battled a residential structure fire that broke out shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday.
CAL FIRE and Riverside County Firefighters responded to reports of a residential structure fire in the Palm Desert Gardens at the 73000 block of Haystack Mountain Drive in Palm Desert.
The first arriving engine company reported an attic fire in a single wide modular home. Crews put out the fire that left the home destroyed and killed two cats.
A neighbor tells KESQ News Channel 3 & CBS Local 2’s Alex Cheney that the homeowners are currently in Utah while a cat sitter was looking after their pets.
Three neighboring homeowners were evacuated while crews battled the blaze. One of those neighbors says the fire caused smoke damage to his home.
Stay with News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 for the latest on this fire.
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