Fire at vacation rental property near Shadow Hills High School

INDIO, Calif. (CNS) - Firefighters are on-scene at a Three-Alarm fire the Desert Ridge Estate in north Indio that has engulfed the property.
Staff on scene say the fire spread from a fireplace, but what caused the flames to spread out of control is unclear at this time
The fire reported at 7:43 p.m. tonight at that vacation and event rental property on Jefferson Street and Avenue 40, adjacent to the high school's athletic fields.
A property manager has told News Channel 3 that the property is a total loss, but all 16 people staying at the rental were safely evacuated.
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