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UPDATE: Cabin Fire in Pine Cove Contained

The fire was reported at 8:57 a.m. near Highway 243 and Pine Cove Road, according to Cal Fire. Seven engine companies responded.

Updated 12:30 p.m. A fire that damaged a three-story cabin in Pine Cove was declared contained at 10:41 a.m. at 24291 Highway 243, according to Cal Fire.

U.S. Forest Service firefighters also responded.

Updated 9:50 a.m. Firefighters were making "good progress on containment" of a residential structure fire reported at 8:57 a.m. near Highway 243 and Pine Cove Road, according to Cal Fire-Riverside County spokeswoman Jody Hagemann.

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"Resources will be committed approximately three hours," Hagemann said in a statement. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was being investigated.

First posted 9:48 a.m. A three-story cabin in Pine Cove was reported on fire Monday morning and "well-involved" with power lines down in the area, a Cal Fire-Riverside County spokeswoman said.

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The fire was reported at 8:57 a.m. near Highway 243 and Pine Cove Road, according to Cal Fire. Seven engine companies responded.

The first firefighters responding to the residential structure fire found the cabin well-involved, said Jody Hagemann of Cal Fire-Riverside County.

No injuries were reported as of 9:40 a.m. and Hagemann said she was waiting for updates.

Crews from Cal Fire, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District and Southern California Edison responded, Hagemann said.


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