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Firefighters work to douse fire in Coachella Date Palm grove

By Jeff Stahl

Published May 11, 2023 7:44 AM

More than a dozen Date Palm trees caught fire Thursday morning and were left smoldering at a grove off Dillon Road in Coachella.

Firefighters were called there at 3:59 a.m.

There was no immediate cause determined for the fire that burned 15 trees, but firefighting personnel were on-scene using water hoses to spray blackened trees and wetting down burning piles of palm fronds and other debris.

There were no reports of any injuries.

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