Intense Video of FFs in Fire at Remolded Century-Old CA Barn

    Feb. 4, 2021
    Body camera footage shows Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews battling a fire at a 100-year-old barn that had been turned into multi-unit housing in Fair Oaks.

    By David Caraccio

    Source The Sacramento Bee

    Sacramento, CA, Metropolitan Fire District Screen Shot
    A Sacramento, CA, Metropolitan Fire District firefighter's body camera captured crews tackling a fire at a 100-year-old barn that had been turned into multi-unit housing Tuesday.
    A Sacramento, CA, Metropolitan Fire District firefighter's body camera captured crews tackling a fire at a 100-year-old barn that had been turned into multi-unit housing Tuesday.

    A fire in a 100-year-old barn converted into multi-unit residential housing caught fire Tuesday in Fair Oaks.

    No one was injured, although two vacationing residents were displaced, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

    The cause of the fire on Magnolia Avenue is under investigation.

    Fire officials posted a video on social media showing the challenges of battling the blaze as firefighters deal with safety, attacking the fire and ventilation tactics.

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