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Fair Oaks house fire injures two, including Metro Fire firefighter with minor burns

Two people including a Sacramento Metro Fire firefighter suffered minor injuries from a house fire on McKay Street in Fair Oaks on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.
Two people including a Sacramento Metro Fire firefighter suffered minor injuries from a house fire on McKay Street in Fair Oaks on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.

A firefighter and a resident suffered minor injuries in a Fair Oaks house fire Wednesday morning, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials said.

An adult resident was transported to a hospital for minor smoke inhalation, Metro Fire spokesman Capt. Parker Wilbourn said, and a firefighter battling the blaze was treated and transported for minor burns.

The fire was reported on McKay Street in Fair Oaks around 7:30 a.m., Metro Fire said in tweets.

The blaze fully engulfed about three-quarters of the house, Wilbourn said, and also badly damaged a vehicle in the driveway.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This story was originally published December 1, 2021 at 9:13 AM.

Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee
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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