Crime & Safety

Calimesa House Fire Quickly Contained

 A fire scorched a single-story home in Calimesa and firefighters contained the blaze to the attic with no injuries reported, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

Firefighters were dispatched at 7:04 p.m. Saturday to the home on the 1200 block of 3rd Street. 

A team of 19 firefighters encircled the fire within 20 minutes, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said.

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A cause was under investigation.

—City News Service contributed to this report.

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