Riverside County firefighters responded to a semitruck fire at a Thousand Palms gas station Friday, Nov. 14, with no immediate reports of injuries. The fire was contained within half an hour.

The blaze was reported at 1:06 p.m. at the Flying J Travel Center on the 72-000 block of Varner Road, according to Karina Espinoza, a public information officer for Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The fire then spread to another truck, with both vehicles “fully involved” in the blaze, Espinoza said.

Officials from the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health were also requested on scene, Espinoza said. Cal Fire said on social media that the fire was contained at 1:35 p.m., and resources will remain at the scene for "extensive overhaul."

A spokesperson for Flying J said the ga

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