Sacramento Metro firefighter injured at Arden Arcade fire, two apartments burned
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- Sacramento Metro firefighter suffered minor injury at apartment fire.
- Fire crews contained blaze to two apartments; six residents displaced Thursday.
- Red Cross helping displaced residents find temporary housing.
A firefighter from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District was injured Thursday while helping to extinguish a fire that burned two apartments and displaced six people at a complex in Arden Arcade.
The firefighter suffered a minor injury and was being medically evaluated to be released, said Capt. Mark Nunez, a Sacramento Metro Fire spokesperson. There was no further details about the firefighter’s injury.
The fire was reported about 11:20 a.m. Thursday at the apartment complex in the 2900 block of Edison Avenue, between Morse and Fulton avenues.
Nunez said firefighters attacked the blaze and contained the fire to two apartments. He said Red Cross officials were helping six displaced residents find a temporary place to stay. No other injuries had been reported.
