Fire breaks out at News Channel 3 station early Thursday morning

Fire disrupts newscasts at California TV station

Firefighters respond to local TV station KESQ after an early morning blaze broke out on Thursday. (Photo courtesy KESQ via Instagram) A local television station in California is back on the air after a small fire broke out at its studios earlier this week. The fire started around 5 a.m. Thursday at KESQ (Channel 42, ABC) in Palm Springs, which also serves as the community’s local CBS, Fox, CW Network and Telemundo affiliates. The station was a f…

Firefighters Extinguish Fire at TV Station in Thousand Palms

A fire broke out Thursday at the KESQ news station in Thousand Palms. The non-injury blaze was reported about 5 a.m. Thursday in the 31200 block of Dunham Way, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency stated that arriving crews encountered a small fire to the rear of the building, which was contained […]

Fire breaks out at News Channel 3 station early Thursday morning

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — A fire broke out at the News Channel 3 television station just after 5 a.m. Thursday. Everyone at the station is safe, and no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains unknown. News Channel 3 staff are working to restore systems and return to normal operations as quickly

Longtime NPG Media Station Recovering From Studio Fire

A station associated with News-Press & Gazette's Gulf-California Broadcast Company for decades is assessing the damage caused by a fire that prompted "News Channel 3" to abandon its early-morning newscast on Thursday just minutes before going live on the air.