One person in hospital as 2-alarm fire burns at Del Paso Heights apartments, officials say
Three people were hospitalized after a two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex Thursday afternoon in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood, fire officials said.
The fire was reported at the apartment complex in the 3700 block of Rio Linda Boulevard, just south of Grand Avenue, the Sacramento Fire Department announced on social media around 2:40 p.m. Thursday.
Firefighters put out the blaze and contained the flames to one apartment on the first floor.
Fire officials said three people were taken by ambulance to a hospital after suffering smoke-related injuries that were not life-threatening.
Several other people on the burning building’s balconies had to be rescued by firefighters, according to an update from the Fire Department. Fire officials said investigators had not determined the cause of the fire.
This story was originally published April 22, 2021 at 3:11 PM.
