A Friday morning fire claimed the lives of three people.

According to the Imperial County Fire Department , a report of a trailer on fire in the 100 block of Desert Shores in Salton City was received at about 8:35 a.m. Friday. While on the way to the fire it was reported a second trailer was involved. A second alarm was issued and firefighters then received information the there were trapped victims in the first trailer. On arrival , initial responders found a total of three trailers were burning. Firefighters took a defensive attack to stop the fire and were eventually were able to contain the fire but not until a total of eight trailers were involved. Fire fighters were able to search the trailer that was initially involved and located the bodies of an adult man and two juveniles victims. The Imperial County Fire Department says the cause of the fire remains under investigation.