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