Fire crews respond to a vegetation fire in Thermal

Luis Medina THERMAL, Calif. (KUNA) Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire near Harrison Street and Airport Boulevard in Thermal. According to Cal Fire, the fire is slowly spreading in a field. A truck and an excavator are on scene. Additional resources have been requested, including five more trucks, a battalion chief, and a water tanker. There is no word yet on the extent of the fire or what structures are threatened. Viewers have rep…

THERMAL, Calif (KUNA) – An update on the Thermal fire reported Friday evening. CAL FIRE reports the vegetation fire broke out near Harrison Street and Airport Boulevard in Thermal around 5:30 p.m. and was successfully contained within 40 minutes. According to CAL FIRE, the fire was smoldering in a field with no structures threatened and grew to a 50-by-100-foot area before being contained. Six air tankers, a water truck, and a bulldozer were use…