A fire broke out on the Coachella festival grounds in Indio, California late last night, ABC7 Eyewitness News and The Guardian report. A witness said they heard "explosion sounds" before one of the campground's public shower blocks went up in flames.
Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after 2AM and the blaze was contained within half an hour. Fortunately no one was injured, and the Riverside County Fire Department says that the fire was caused by a mechanical failure of the heating unit used for water.
The festival is expected to continue as usual today. See footage of the fire captured on social media below.
couple of explosion sounds heard by us campers - luckily fire seems to be out pic.twitter.com/r2LofmUyj3
— noname (@spxheda) April 13, 2019
Outside Fire - RPT@ 2:06 am Empire Polo Grounds 81000 blk of Ave 51, in Indio.4 ENG, 2 BC. FFs responded to reports of a fire Mobile Shower Unit on fire. Upon arrival the shower unit was fully involved, near center of venue.#CampIncident
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) April 13, 2019
#CampIncident [UPDATE] 2:28 am - Fire Contained.Mobile Shower Unit in Lot 8 Storage Area.Total of 2 trailers involved.1 damaged, 1 destroyed.No reported injuries to fire personnel or civilians. Fire crews will remain on scene for 1 hour for overhaul.#Coachella
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) April 13, 2019
