Grass fire burns more than 200 acres near Sacramento International Airport
SACRAMENTO – One house is threatened as crews are working to gain control of a grass fire that has burned roughly 230 acres near the Sacramento International Airport (SMF) on Monday.
The fire is burning off W. Elverta Road and Power Line Road and has jumped a levee, the Sacramento Fire Department said. This is just north of the airport.
When crews arrived, they found a small grass fire. But crews said the wind caused the fire to take off.
Firefighters mentioned the helicopter was limited to the areas where it could drop water on the fire due to how close the fire was to the airport and flight path.
The one home was evacuated and crews said it's still standing.
SMF said it's not seeing any issues in its operations due to the fire.
The airport says Elverta Road between Earnhart Drive and Power Line Road is closed.
It's unknown what started the fire and no injuries have been reported.
