Vessel catches fire on boat ramp in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO – An investigation is underway after a boat caught fire in Sacramento's Discovery Park area early Thursday morning.
The incident started just before 4 a.m. on the boat ramp just off Garden Highway. Initially, dispatchers got a report about a water rescue.
Once they responded to the scene, firefighters discovered that a vessel was on fire. No victims were found, even after crews launched a rescue boat to look for anyone in the water.
Firefighters say the boat was not secured but was pushed up against the dock at the ramp – making it easy for firefighters to get to.
The boat is a total loss, firefighters say. No one has come forward so far to claim the vessel.
Exactly what started the fire is unclear.
