Imperial County firefighters battle four-alarm fire east of Calexico

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - Firefighters across Imperial County battled a four-alarm fire east of Calexico Sunday.

According to the Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD), the fire started at around 11:40 a.m. in the area of Highway 98 and Hammers Road.

ICFD says the fire started on the north side of Hammers Road before jumping across the highway, and says mostly trees, vegetation and an abandoned shed were affected.

In addition to ICFD, the responding agencies were the Heber Fire Department, the Calexico Fire Department and the El Centro Fire Department, with the Seeley Fire Department, Holtville Fire Department and NAF El Centro providing assistance, and ICFD says they brought a water tender, which held 2,500 gallons, from Station 6 to help battle the fire.

However, ICFD says a fire truck from Holtville was involved in a crash, located in the area of Highway 111 and McCabe Road, on the way to help battle the fire, and one person was taken to the hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.