Firefighters Thursday extinguished fires in two abandoned hotel buildings in Desert Hot Springs.

The fires were reported about 6:39 a.m. at Fifth Street and Ocotillo Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

One fire was contained by about 8 a.m., and the second fire was contained a short time afterward, the fire department reported.

Investigators were working to determine the cause of the fires.

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