Firefighters contain mulch fire in Thermal; Mop up expected to last several days

THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) - A mulch fire that erupted today in Thermal was contained.

The non-injury blaze was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday in the 82200 block of Airport Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.  

The agency stated that crews contained the 100-by-100-foot fire shortly before 9:50 a.m.  

Mop-up was expected to last for a few days.  

There was no immediate word on what might have triggered the fire.