25 firefighters put out brush fire that burned about 400 acres

By Dillon Fuhrman, Karina Bazarte, Samantha Byrd

November 25, 2024 1:01 PM

Published November 25, 2024 5:55 AM

UPDATE (1:00 PM): According to the Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD), no one was injured, no buildings were destroyed, but wildlife was affected.

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - A brush fire burned about 400 acres southeast of Salton Sea over the weekend.

Burning for over 36 hours, the fire broke out at around 9:00am Pacific on Saturday on Imperial Irrigation District (IID) land.

On Sunday afternoon, Imperial County Fire Batallion Chief Oscar Robles said he was on scene for over 24 hours.

25 firefighters worked to put out the blaze from Imperial, Holtville, El Centro, Brawley, Calipatria and Calipatria State Prison.

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