Three-alarm fire brings down day care

April 22, 2021 5:01 PM

Published April 22, 2021 7:00 PM

Multiple agencies respond to burning residence

IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Imperial County Sheriff’s Office received notification of a fire in the 600 block of Worthington Road, just outside the City of Imperial, Thursday afternoon at approximately 3:10.

Witnesses confirm Imperial County Fire Department were on the scene within minutes. Imperial Police Department, Westmoreland Fire Department, Naval Air Facility El Centro and Holtville Fire Department arrived soon after.

Imperial County deputies report an alleged ember from a nearby brush fire took flight and engulfed the residence which doubled as a day care.

Officers confirm there are no injuries, and three homes have been evacuated. Office of Emergency Services asks that people please avoid the area.

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