And there's a lot of tree slashed in there. 'So there's a bunch of dead trees and some really big diameter trees, maybe about up to 46 inches in diameter. Several viewers called the newsroom reporting a large flame around the area.īrian White, a division chief with Cal Fire Riverside said the fire is expected to burn for several days, possibly three to five, as it is very deep-seated and water is limited.īattalion Chief with Cal Fire Riverside, Jorge Segura, said one of the main reasons the burn will last for multiple days is because tamarisk trees burn very hot and are dense. near the area of Avenue 42 and Clinton Street. The fire was first reported at approximately 6:12 p.m. Indio resident Bari Schireson noticed the smokey smell when she left her house today. KKyLNMIOPy- Angela Chen KESQ November 16, 2021

A lot of coughing and red eyes around.įire officials say fire expected to last 3-5 days more trees are dense and minimal water resources. Good thing we have masks handy! This tamarisk tree fire in Indio is causing smoke to hang heavy over the entire Coachella Valley. 'We're going to be mopping this up for several days waiting on some heavy equipment so we can start breaking these piles up, and we can get to the seed of where the fire is at and extinguish it.' And like I said, hundreds of thousands of gallons of water to just turn this up and get this fully extinguished,' said Brian White, a division chief with Cal Fire Riverside. 'The heat is seated within the sand and the material itself and we're just going to have to break that up. Some of the burned tamarisk trees became a hazard and had to be cut down. Cal Fire officials said when a tamarisk catches fire, it's not that easy to put out.

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