Residents Escape House Fire in Winchester, 1 Transported to Hospital

WINCHESTER, Calif., Dec. 24 (KNN) – At 10:36 p.m., Monday, Riverside County Fire Department received multiple reports of a structure fire with entrapment on Amanda Street in the unincorporated area of Winchester.

Units arrived on the scene to find a single-story, single-family dwelling fully involved in flames, with all parties accounted for. One patient sustained approximately 30 percent burns to the upper torso, arms, and hands and was ground transported by AMR personnel to a local area hospital for evaluation, according to Battalion Chief Chris Tate, a spokesperson for Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at the scene.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Eric Lentz, Video Journalist / KNN