The crash was reported at 3:17 p.m. Sunday in the 44000 block of Lately Circle in Hemet, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The driver and sole occupant was trapped inside the vehicle and was extricated by firefighters before being taken to a hospital, according to the department. Three occupants of the home were also hospitalized. Their injuries were considered minor to moderate.

The home sustained major damage and a total of seven people were displaced, according to the department. The American Red Cross was requested to assist them.

No other information was immediately available.

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The blaze was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Monday in the 4000 block of Eileen Street, near Adams Street, according to the Riverside Fire Department.

Battalion Chief Pat Hopkins said three engine crews and a truck company, numbering 16 personnel, were sent to the location and encountered “heavy smoke coming from the front door” of the single-story house.

“The residents had evacuated and were all accounted for,” Hopkins said. “Firefighters performed an aggressive interior attack on the fire and contained it to the front living room.”

An examination of the immediate area uncovered that “an outlet near a Christmas tree arched,” causing the tree to catch fire, according to the battalion chief.

“The fire caused extensive damage to the living room and smoke damage to the rest of the home,” he said.

The four adults and child residing at the property were displaced, along with their two dogs. One of the adults suffered an unspecified minor injury and was treated at the scene by paramedics but not hospitalized, Hopkins said.

Red Cross personnel were summoned to assist the parties, whose identities were not disclosed, with finding temporary lodging.

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Firefighters responded to the blaze near Palm Avenue late Thursday night and found the home engulfed in flames and smoke, according to Hemet Fire Chief Ryan Webb and Captain Laura Axcell. They had received several 911 calls which also mentioned that two people were possibly trapped inside the single-story duplex so firefighters started a rescue operation.

They forced their way into the home, where they found a person in full cardiac arrest, fire officials said. After performing life-saving measures, they regained a pulse and the victim started breathing again. First responders had the victim airlifted to a hospital for further treatment. 

A second person who survived had escaped the flames and was just outside the home when firefighters arrived, fire officials said. They were taken to a nearby hospital to treat injuries which fire officials described as minor.

Firefighters managed to stop the blaze from spreading to neighboring homes but six nearby residents were still displaced and were being assisted by Red Cross, officials said.

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HEMET, CA — Two fires broke out in East Hemet on Wednesday, though no injuries were reported.

The blazes were occurred within minutes of each other.

The first was reported at 1:10 p.m. in the 43600 block of Walden Way, near Chelsea Way, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said multiple county and Soboba Indian Reservation engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames raging inside the two-car garage, attached to the residence via a breezeway.

Firefighters deployed inside and around the house, stopping the flames from penetrating the living quarters, according to reports from the scene.

The man and woman living in the home, whose identities were not disclosed, were displaced, along with their large dog, according to the fire department.

Red Cross personnel were requested to assist the victims with finding temporary alternate lodgings.

Another fire that broke out Wednesday in East Hemet scorched a half-acre and caused minor damage to property belonging to a business.

The blaze was reported at 1:15 p.m. in the 25800 block of North Cornell Street, near Highway 74, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said multiple engine crews from the county and Hemet Fire Department were sent to the location and encountered flames in open space but barely budging due to generally calm conditions.

A commercial structure was in the path of the fire as it moved south, and the flames reached the edge of the property but not the business, according to reports from the scene.

The blaze was fully contained at about 1:40 p.m.

Firefighters were expected to complete mop-up operations by 3 p.m.

The cause of the fires were under investigation.

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