Vegetation Fire along American River Parkway in Sacramento Brought Under Control by Heroic Crews
Sacramento, California- Crews successfully contained a vegetation fire that broke out along the American River Parkway in Sacramento. The fire ignited just before 4:00 p.m. near the Capital City Freeway, emitting a dense, black plume of smoke visible from a Caltrans camera at Business 80 and Elvas Avenue. The Sacramento Fire Department reported that the fire consumed three acres of land, reaching up to the freeway according to witnesses on the scene. As a result …