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Thousand Palms fire contained

Firefighters made quick work of a fire near the eastbound I-10 in Thousand Palms on Thursday.

It was reported at around 12:15 p.m. at Ramon Road and Varner Road.

According to the scene, a homeless encampment caught on fire.

Crews arrived at 12:20 p.m. and put out the flames within minutes.

No word yet on what caused the fire.

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