Fire in south Sacramento damages 11 vehicles, threatens apartment complex and church
SACRAMENTO – Multiple vehicles burned in a grass fire that threatened multiple structures in south Sacramento on Sunday afternoon, the Sacramento Fire Department said.
Crews responded to 47th Avenue near Steiner Drive around 2:40 p.m. for a grass fire burning on private property with chest-high vegetation.
On the scene, firefighters said an occupied church and an apartment complex were threatened.
The fire was driven by north winds, pushing the fire south toward the parking lot of an apartment complex, firefighters said.
Firefighters battled Red Flag Warning conditions in the Sacramento Valley, with gusts reaching up to 35 mph on Sunday. Sacramento fire said the red flag condition meant additional personnel and equipment responded to the scene when crews were first dispatched.
Eleven vehicles parked along a fence in the Sun Valley Apartments parking lot caught fire. No structures were damaged.
"I literally saw it melting in front of my eyes," Angel Dominguez said about his truck. "" People from around here don't got much, they only got their little things. I put the seats, I put the motor, I put all that random stuff on there."
"It was scary, it was really scary because I thought it was going to get to the apartments," Alondra Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez's family lost two of their car, but are grateful the damage was contained to just that.
By about 3:30 p.m., crews said they were in the mop-up phase after burning about 10 acres.
What started the fire is unknown at this point. No injuries were reported.
