Three people displaced after fire damages Indio home
Jesus Reyes
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two adults and a child were displaced after a fire at an Indio home Monday afternoon.
The fire was reported just before 2:45 p.m. on the 82200 block of Kenner Avenue.
“Firefighters are on-scene of a well-involved structure fire with exposure issues to a neighboring structure,” reads a social media post by CAL FIRE.
A plume of smoke was seen in parts of the Coachella Valley.
The fire was contained by 3:10 p.m. Firefighters were committed for two hours for an extensive overhaul.
No injuries were reported.
Longtime Indio resident Raul Alvarez said he’s concerned about the debris and burned material left behind.
“My main concern is, is there going to be something covering that?” Alvarez said. “Because this area right here is a bus stop. There are a lot of kids who come from the whole neighborhood right here, and the bus picks them up right here. And, you know, children, they’re going to be wandering in there.”
The damaged home sits just across from Yucca Park, a place Alvarez said families and children gather daily.
“Tomorrow will be a school day,” Alvarez said. “It’s packed right here with children.”
Crews were seen taping off and red tagging the property.
“It’s sad,” Alvarez said. “I just hope they were covered.”
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