Trailers Belonging To Homeless People Caught Fire In Open Field Near Sacramento International Airport

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a fire in an open field near Sacramento International Airport late Friday afternoon.

The Sacramento Fire Department said the blaze was in the area south of Interstate 5 between Metro Air Parkway and Powerline Road. Two trailers belonging to homeless individuals burned and the flames spread to grass in the area.

The fire was reported at 8 acres and the trailers were a total loss.

As of approximately 4 p.m., the department upgraded the blaze to a three-alarm fire, meaning multiple resources responded to the scene.

No structures were threatened and no injuries have been reported.

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• Grass Fire