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Four Firefighters Injured Battling Rancho Mirage House Fire
Four Riverside County Firefighters were injured Tuesday while fighting a structure fire that broke out in the attic of a Rancho Mirage home. [bc_video video_id="5799433387001″ account_id="5728959025001″ player_id="Hkbio1usDM" embed="in-page" padding_top="56%" autoplay="" min_width="0px" max_width="640px" width="100%" height="100%"] The fire was first reported at 12:29 p.m. in the 10 block of Furman Court, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. [bc_video video_id="5799414626001″ account_id="5728959025001″ player_id="Hkbio1usDM" embed="in-page" padding_top="56%" autoplay="" min_width="0px" max_width="640px" width="100%" height="100%"] Crews from across the valley battled "active, heavy fire" in the single-story home’s roof, which spread to an adjoining duplex, Newman said. [bc_video video_id="5799434479001″ account_id="5728959025001″ player_id="Hkbio1usDM" embed="in-page" padding_top="56%" autoplay="" min_width="0px" max_width="640px" width="100%" height="100%"] More than 60 county firefighters responded to the scene and were able to get the flames under control at 2:35 p.m. During the course of the fire fight, four firefighters were injured and transported to a area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. [bc_video video_id="5799433261001″ account_id="5728959025001″ player_id="Hkbio1usDM" embed="in-page" padding_top="56%" autoplay="" min_width="0px" max_width="640px" width="100%" height="100%"] Temperatures in the area hovered around 100 degrees in Rancho Mirage Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to utilize a SunLine bus to cycle firefighters in and out of the heat. Fire department investigators are currently looking into what started this fire. Stay with KMIR.com for more on this developing story.
By: NBC Palm Springs
June 19, 2018