BREAKING: Multiple fires in Calexico
UPDATE: (10 P.M.) - Firefighters from all over Imperial Valley came to put out a fire.
It is the fourth fire in Calexico this week.
The Calexico Police Department Chief says they received the call at 3 p.m.
He says when they arrived the fire was threatening homes.
“Some fences and items of that were in their backyard catch on fire... and some of the house got smoke damaged," Calexico Police Chief Jesus Serrano said.
An employee who works on the side of the facility shared his experience.
“I was in the office working and we hear a big noise like a big bomb... and the lights went out... I got a call from my sister saying there is a fire behind the building so we went out and everything was burning," said Victor Gorosave, a Calexico resident.
The traffic lights were out on Cole Road due to the fire burning an electrical pole but it has been restored.
There's still no word about what caused any of the other fires but they are not ruling arson out.
The Calexico Police Department says this fire is still under investigation.
UPDATE (6:20 P.M.) - The Calexico Police Department said the fourth fire is now contained.
UPDATE: The Calexico Police Department said it has responded to a total of four fires today, one of which is still active.
UPDATE: Asparagus boxes went on fire at Gourmet which is a cold storage facility and is known for packaging asparagus. This is the third fire today in Calexico. Traffic lights are out due to the fire on Cole Road and Highway 111.
Local fire departments from the City of Brawley, Calipatria, Imperial are at the scene.
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Calexico Police Department confirms it is responding to at least two major fires that have already forced evacuations for several residents.
The first fire is in the 2300 Block of M L King Street.
Firefighters saying multiple homes are potentially on fire, near Rioseco street.
This was just upgraded to a four-alarm fire.
Multiple homes are in danger.
No word yet on how these fires started.
We have a news crew there and will bring you the latest details on these fires as they become available.
