Fire destroys Oak Park home
Investigators say fire inside vacant home is suspicious
Updated: 10:51 AM PDT May 31, 2012
Leticia Ordaz
Leticia Ordaz/KCRA SOURCE: Leticia Ordaz/KCRA
Fire investigators were called out to a blaze at a home on 42nd Street in Sacramento at about 5 a.m. Thursday.The home was still standing, but gutted from the inside.Sacramento fire officials said the blaze at the vacant home appeared suspicious.Neighbors told KCRA 3 that squatters were seen in and out of the home for the past year.Investigators said two years ago, they responded to a fire at the same home.Over the past several months, Sacramento police have responded to several calls reporting illegal activity at the home.The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.Firefighters planned to remain on scene for several more hours to monitor hot spots.Arson investigators are on-site interviewing neighbors.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Fire investigators were called out to a blaze at a home on 42nd Street in Sacramento at about 5 a.m. Thursday.
The home was still standing, but gutted from the inside.
Sacramento fire officials said the blaze at the vacant home appeared suspicious.
Neighbors told KCRA 3 that squatters were seen in and out of the home for the past year.
Investigators said two years ago, they responded to a fire at the same home.
Over the past several months, Sacramento police have responded to several calls reporting illegal activity at the home.
The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Firefighters planned to remain on scene for several more hours to monitor hot spots.
Arson investigators are on-site interviewing neighbors.