Lightning reported in area as small fire breaks out near Palm Springs mountainside

Palm Springs Fire Department on Patrol City amid Lightning Strikes

As a response to a series of lightning strikes that resulted in two small fires and left one person hospitalized Thursday in Palm Springs, firefighters will be on patrol through the area. A non-injury blaze was reported shortly after noon Thursday along Snow Creek Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The Palm Springs […]

Lightning reported in area as small fire breaks out near Palm Springs mountainside

PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ) - Reports of lightning strikes in the area preceded a small brush fire Thursday afternoon on the mountainside near Interstate 10 and Highway 111 near Palm Springs, above Snow Creek. The fire was reported shortly after noon above Snow Creek Road, with smoke spotted coming from the south side of the