SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Saturday update:
12:35 p.m.: All missing people at the scene have been accounted for, Sacramento Fire Department Captian Parker Wilbourn told ABC10. One person is confirmed to have died in the fire.
Original story:
At least one person is dead after a fire flared up and spread to multiple homes in a neighborhood in the Florin area of South Sacramento on Friday.
Firefighters worked quickly to contain the fire but said five homes and 18 mobiles homes have been damaged or destroyed. Officials say they have received several reports of missing persons and they are still working to locate possible victims.
Crews with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District were called to the four-alarm blaze along the 6500 block of Den Avenue, just off of Stockton Boulevard, around 2:30 p.m.
At the time, fire officials reported that “multiple” homes and mobile homes in the area were on fire.
Two people were taken from the scene in unknown conditions and unspecified injuries. No information about the person who died has been released. Sadly, crews say there are “many” deceased pets. An exact number was not given.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but arson investigators have been called out.
Downed power lines near the scene have been controlled by SMUD, fire officials said. There was also a gas leak reported near the area that has been secured, according to officials. Units will remain on scene throughout the night to extinguish any flare-ups.
Neighbors in the area were asked to evacuate while crews battled the blaze. The American Red Cross and the Sacramento Office of Emergency Services are helping 30 people who have been displaced.