Fire Investigators Looking Into Possible Connection Between Rio Linda Fire And Suspicious Fires

RIO LIND (CBS13) – For homeowners successful 1 Rio Linda vicinity deed by a fast-moving fire, things could person been overmuch worse.

Sacramento Metro firefighters rushed to incorporate this blaze that broke retired Monday on 28th Street successful Rio Linda.

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“Just tons of brush, tons of trees, tons of country for this occurrence to grow,” said Sacramento Metro Fire Department Capt. Parker Wilbourn.

“We were each shocked,” said homeowner Jeanina Lup.

The occurrence burned close up to the Lup household location that they’ve been trying to renovate.

“That’s been a batch of humor sweat and tears going into that project, truthful I deliberation we’re going to beryllium beauteous relieved if we tin retrieve something,” she said.

Other neighbors scrambled to prevention their animals arsenic the flames continued to spread.

“It was beauteous close; we got livestock — we’ve got horses goats and stuff; we had to determination the equine and the pony conscionable to beryllium safe,” said neighbour Kodie Whitley.

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Crews accidental they struggled to enactment the occurrence out.

“In this area, we don’t person a batch of hydrants, truthful h2o proviso was an contented for us,” said Sacramento Meto Fire Department Battalion Chief Tony Peck.

They ended up utilizing h2o from a adjacent golden people to conflict the blaze.

Arson investigators determined it was apt started from a discarded cigaret on the roadway.

“Looks similar it dispersed from the writer into structures,” said Wilbourn.

By the clip the ten-acre blaze was out, the Lup family’s store and fences were destroyed. But their location lone suffered immoderate exterior damage.

“Seeing what they do, it’s incredible,” said Lup.

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Fire crews accidental determination person been respective different suspicious fires successful the country precocious — and they are trying to find if they are connected.