A residential fire that broke out Thursday near Thermal was contained and no injuries were reported.
The blaze was reported at 9:43 a.m. Thursday at Martinez Road and Polk Street, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The agency said firefighters responded to reports of black smoke coming from a residence in the community of Martinez, which sits on the land of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and arriving crews encountered a single-story structure fully involved with fire.
Five engines, one patrol, one dozer and one water tender responded to assist in dousing the flames. The fire was contained at 10:09 a.m., officials said.
Crews were expected to remain at the scene for an additional four hours for mop-up work.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.