Seven Acre Grass Fire Sparks Up In South Sacramento
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As the weather warmed up Saturday, Sacramento was on fire watch once again.
A small grass fire broke out in a field Saturday afternoon at Stevenson Avenue.
Authorities said the fire burned roughly seven acres, but a fuel break kept it from spreading too far.
#StevensonAve #FuelBreak video - this shows how #DefensibleSpace works to prevent property and structure loss - where the fuel was contiguous to a structure (fence there was damage which could have easily been a home) and where the fuel was broken the fire did not extend. pic.twitter.com/M8e6X7WW2q
— Metro Fire of Sacramento (@metrofirepio) September 2, 2018
Firefighters on the scene said arson crews are investigating the cause of this fire.
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