CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — A woman died after an apartment fire in Citrus Heights Tuesday, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
The fire happened along Fair Oaks Boulevard around 3:50 a.m. A woman was found in the apartment and taken to a hospital in critical condition where she later died, according to the fire district. The woman's identity has not been released.
Eddie Ramos lives across the street at the Montage Apartments and said he couldn't believe what he saw.
“I looked out the window and saw that apartment starting to go up in flames. I ran over there and by the time I got there, it was already fully engulfed," Ramos said.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Captain Parker Wilbourn said the fire happened when most people were asleep and crews were focused on preventing the fire from spreading.
"We had multiple people report they heard what sounded like an explosion. We don't know yet if that's what we would call a fire explosion. When we have a significant amount of heat that builds up and then eventually blows through the window that allows for the burst. But again, our arson investigation team will figure out exactly what that was and go from there," Wilbourn said.
The fire has been knocked down and there is no information on what caused the fire.
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