Five firefighters hurt in Indio house fire
FirefighterNation Staff
INDIO, California — KESQ reports that five firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in Indio on Tuesday morning.
Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 81100 block of Durango Drive at 2:23 a.m.
In a social media post, it was reported that five firefighters were injured when a flashover occurred.
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One firefighter was reported to be critical and another serious.
Incident details posted to Twitter by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department did not provide any specific details or updates on the conditions of the injured firefighters.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
