A fire in North Sacramento destroyed a building and several vehicles
Updated: 11:27 PM PDT June 19, 2024
Other breaking news we want to get. This is from Sacramento tonight, where crews had to work quickly to contain this fire that burned near some businesses and some homes, and KCRA 3 was right there as the flames spread while neighbors could do nothing but watch. It's scary. Yeah. I mean, homes, buildings, it's scary. It's very scary. I mean, just think how much you lose in a fire. They were pretty shaken. And this is what the view of the fire was like from downtown Sacramento tonight. You can see that big cloud of smoke spreading over a large area. It started as a vegetation fire on Santa Ana Avenue between Dry Creek Road and Raleigh Boulevard before it spread to nearby vehicles and destroyed at least one structure, KCRA 3's Lee Anne Denier is live with us from the scene right now, so we can see, Leeann, that there's definitely some damage behind you. Oh, absolutely. And I believe even in the dark, you should be able to see that fire crews are still here tracking hot spots and putting this fire out. Sacramento Fire told us it was a challenging job for them. We have some video we want to show you firsthand. This video shows a Sacramento Metro Fire helicopter assisting Sacramento Fire in this response. Dropping water on this burning house. You can just see those flames and all of that smoke. We were told that the fire hydrants are also pretty far away, which made this response even more complicated for the fire crews. A Sacramento Fire spokesperson said about 730 crews were dispatched to the fire, but it was just a vegetation fire then, but it quickly turned into a structure fire and then 15 to 20 vehicles on this property burned. Fire crews say that despite all these obstacles, they were able to save the surrounding property. This is such a large area and the incidents of vehicle fires, structure fires and vegetation fires are so complex that it was quite difficult in the beginning to locate all of these resources and their whereabouts. Once that was settled, we got a handle on it and we actually saved a lot of property around here. So I want to show you another view of it. Now just to really show you the scope of it here are photos you know from above, from a helicopter showing you how big this response was. You can just see the damage that the fire did, about five acres burned. And people who live around this area told us how terrible it was. It was all very scary. Very scary. I was out here in Rio Linda and Elkhorn. I can see the smoke. This is my trailer and I'm working on it. And I came back here and this whole back side was completely engulfed in flames. I could just use a sprinkler hose to keep it from burning everything. I started smelling smoke and then all the smoke detectors started going off. The wind was actually coming in from our back door, so it filled our house with smoke especially. And then, I don't know, panic set in. And right now we can hear those fire crews working. I don't know if you can hear that banging at home. It's noisy right behind us, but still, you can see the damage for yourself. Thankfully, officials told us that no one was injured in this incident. But again, just to recap, it started as a vegetation fire that quickly spread to a structure and then several vehicles burned as well. So overall it was a very complex response for the fire crews here tonight. We were told in Sacramento, Lee Anne Denier KCRA Three News a complex
A fire in North Sacramento destroyed a building and several vehicles
Updated: 11:27 PM PDT June 19, 2024
The Sacramento Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire in north Sacramento on Wednesday evening, but soon found the fire had spread to a structure and several vehicles. Crews responded to Santa Ana Avenue between Dry Creek Road and Raleigh Boulevard just before 7:30 p.m. KCRA 3 Skycam showed a plume of black smoke rising from the area. Capt. Justin Sylvia, public information officer for the Sacramento Fire Department, said one structure was completely destroyed, and 15 to 20 vehicles were also caught in the fire. Sylvia said the fire burned about five acres. Sylvia said the fire involved vegetation, structures and several vehicles, so it became more complicated for crews to fight it. The area where the fire started also did not have water hydrants. Despite this, firefighters were able to rescue several vehicles from the flames and also save nearby properties threatened by the fire. A helicopter from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District also dropped water on the fire and helped monitor it from the sky to give crews a better idea of how to control the fire. Sylvia said no one was injured in the fire and no one was inside the building at the time. See more of California's top news here | Download our app.
The Sacramento Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire in north Sacramento Wednesday evening, but soon found the blaze had spread to a structure and several vehicles.
Teams arrived on Santa Ana Avenue between Dry Creek Road and Raleigh Boulevard just before 7:30 p.m.
KCRA 3 Skycam showed black smoke rising from the area.
One structure was completely destroyed and 15 to 20 vehicles were also destroyed by the fire, said Capt. Justin Sylvia, public information officer for the Sacramento Fire Department.
Sylvia said that about five acres of land was burnt in the fire.
Sylvia said the fire involved vegetation, buildings and several vehicles, making it even more difficult for crews to deal with. There were no water hydrants near the site of the fire. Despite this, firefighters were able to save several vehicles from the flames and also protect nearby properties threatened by the fire.
A helicopter from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District also dropped water on the fire and helped monitor the fire from the sky to give crews a better idea of how to control the fire.
Sylvia said no one was injured in the fire and no one was inside the building at the time.
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