Crews knock down vegetation fire in Thermal

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) - An update to a fire in Thermal reported Friday evening by News Channel 3 - CAL FIRE reports that the vegetation fire broke out near Harrison Street and Airport Boulevard in Thermal around 5:30 p.m., and was successfully contained within 40 minutes.

According to CAL FIRE, the fire was burning at a slow rate of speed in a field with no structures threatened, and it grew to a 50 by 100 foot area before containment.

Resources included six engines, a water tender, and a bulldozer.