Thousand PalmsKESQ电视台演播楼设备间清晨起火 直播中断无人受伤 宣布当天中午恢复播出
10月15日清晨5时03分，Riverside CountyThousand Palms（Thousand Palms）地区Dunham Way 31200号段的KESQ电视台演播楼发生火灾。据加州消防局Riverside County分局（Cal Fire）通报，先到场的消防员在楼体后部发现一处小规模火情，火势于清晨5时25分左右得到控制；消防部门与电视台均确认，无人员受伤。
据《沙漠太阳报》（The Desert Sun）报道，火灾发生时KESQ的清晨5时新闻刚开播约30秒，火警随即响起。该台首席气象主播帕特里克·埃文斯（Patrick Evans）推开演播室后方的门，发现相邻设备间内火焰已窜至天花板；主播杰夫·斯塔尔（Jeff Stahl）先用灭火器压制火势，楼内自动喷淋系统随后启动。起火的设备间存放摄像机及锂电池等器材。
火情被控制在主演播室后方的设备笼区域内，但烟气蔓延至整栋楼，喷淋系统持续运行约45分钟，摄像机等设备被淋湿。消防部门一度申请增援第二批力量，随后在增援队伍到达前取消。KESQ在火灾后一度中断直播、改播电视网节目，并宣布当天中午恢复播出。消防员在现场留守数小时，进行财物抢救与余火清理。
截至发稿，起火原因与损失程度尚未公布，消防部门未发布进一步说明。
Equipment-Room Fire Knocks KESQ Thousand Palms Studio Off Air During Morning Newscast; No Injuries Reported
A fire broke out at about 5:03 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, at the KESQ television studios in the 31200 block of Dunham Way in Thousand Palms, Riverside County. According to Cal Fire's Riverside County unit, the first firefighters on scene found a small fire at the rear of the building, and it was contained at about 5:25 a.m. Cal Fire and the station both said no one was injured.
The Desert Sun reported that the station's 5 a.m. newscast had been on the air for only about 30 seconds when the fire alarm sounded. Chief meteorologist Patrick Evans opened a door behind the studio and found flames reaching the ceiling in an adjacent equipment room, where cameras and lithium batteries are stored. Anchor Jeff Stahl sprayed the flames with a fire extinguisher before the building's sprinkler system activated.
The fire stayed confined to equipment cages behind the main studio, but smoke spread through the building and sprinklers ran for about 45 minutes, soaking cameras and other equipment. Firefighters initially requested a second alarm, then canceled it before the additional crews arrived. KESQ left the air after the interruption, switched to network programming, and returned to the air at noon Thursday. Crews remained at the building for several hours for salvage and overhaul work.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage had not been determined as of publication, and fire officials had issued no further statement.
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