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Arson suspected as crews fight vegetation fire off Antelope Road in Sacramento County

Metro Fire of Sacramento crews reported Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2022, that they were on scene at a vegetation fire off North Antelope and Antelope roads. Arson investigators also were responding.
Metro Fire of Sacramento crews reported Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2022, that they were on scene at a vegetation fire off North Antelope and Antelope roads. Arson investigators also were responding. METRO FIRE OF SACRAMENTO @metrofirepio

Metro Fire crews battling a 15-acre grass fire near Antelope Road in Sacramento County early Thursday afternoon suspect the blaze was intentionally set.

Arson investigators headed to the area of North Antelope and Antelope roads, where Metro Fire officials in a social media post just before 2 p.m. said crews are reporting “multiple fire starts.” No injuries have been reported. and the fire was not considered a threat to nearby buildings.

Smoke billows from a a vegetation fire off North Antelope and Antelope roads that drew the response of Metro Fire of Sacramento crews Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2022.
Smoke billows from a a vegetation fire off North Antelope and Antelope roads that drew the response of Metro Fire of Sacramento crews Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2022. METRO FIRE OF SACRAMENTO @metrofirepio

Photos taken from above the fire scene showed flames blackening dry vegetation along North Antelope and Antelope roads and throwing plumes of smoke into the air across the road from clusters of industrial and other buildings.

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.
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