Crime & Safety

Fire Burns Garage Of La Quinta Home

The blaze was reported at 12:40 p.m. in the 80200 block of Via Pontito.

LA QUINTA, CA -- A fire ripped through the garage of a La Quinta home in an exclusive residential neighborhood Sunday. The blaze was reported at 12:40 p.m. in the 80200 block of Via Pontito, near The Hideaway golf course off of Avenue 52, according to Jody Hagemann of the Riverside Fire Department.

Five engine companies with 21 firefighters managed to contain the flames in just under a half hour, she said.

No injuries were reported and crews were expected to remain at the scene for about two hours to overhaul the building.

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