Firefighters responded to a blaze at the Red Barn bar in Palm Desert early Tuesday morning.
Photos from this morning's #111incident at the 73000 block of Hwy 111 in Palm Desert. Photos by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department pic.twitter.com/DcpoahLpZh
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) June 2, 2020
10 fire engines responded to the fire, which was reported at 3:39 am. According to Cal Fire, firefighters were able to contain the blaze shortly before 5 am.
#111Incident [UPDATE] 4:46 am – The fire has been contained. Fire resources will remain on scene for approx. 2 hours.
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) June 2, 2020
No other businesses in the area appear to be damaged, according to the Desert Sun. No one was reported injured.
The bar had made a thing of painting controversial phrases on its roof related to the coronavirus and the stay-at-home orders over the past few weeks.
As the the cause of the fire, Battalion Chief Mike Beverlin of Riverside County Cal Fire told the Desert Sun, “We had a fire. That’s all we know.”
