Firefighters with the Sacramento Fire Department work to put out a two-alarm fire near Discovery Park on Friday near the American River.
Jason Pierce
jpierce@sacbee.com
A two-alarm vegetation fire is burning near Discovery Park, officials said early Friday afternoon.
No structures are threatened and the fire is spreading slowly but in an area with difficult access, the Sacramento Fire Department said in social media posts shortly after noon.
Smoke from the fire could be seen from Interstate 5 near Garden Highway as of 12:30 p.m., Caltrans traffic cameras show.
No other details were immediately available.
Firefighters from the Sacramento Fire Department work to put out a two-alarm fire near Discovery Park on Friday near the American River. Jason Pierce jpierce@sacbee.com
Firefighters from the Sacramento Fire Department respond to a two-alarm fire near Discovery Park on Friday. Jason Pierce jpierce@sacbee.com
This story was originally published March 5, 2021 at 12:36 PM.
Michael McGough is a sports and local editor for The Sacramento Bee. He previously covered breaking news and COVID-19 for The Bee, which he joined in 2016. He is a Sacramento native and graduate of Sacramento State.
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