Rancho Cordova fire damages warehouse roof, no injuries reported

By Yosi Yahoudai
Founder and Managing Partner

Rancho Cordova fire damages warehouse roof, no injuries reported

Updated: 5:34 AM PDT Apr 17, 2024

HOPE FOR A RUN IN THE PLAYOFFS? NOW WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY. CREWS ARE BATTLING A FIRE. IT’S HAPPENED ON OLD PLACERVILLE ROAD. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE. HE’S ON THE SCENE OF THE FIRE AND JOINS US NOW WITH THE LATEST. MIKE. MIKE, YEAH, AND STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE HERE. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR VIEW. THIS IS A METRO FIRE TRUCK 65. BEHIND THAT YOU’LL SEE THE LADDER TRUCK DEPLOYED TO THE ROOF OF SPENCER BUILDING MATERIALS. THAT IS THE BUSINESS THEY RESPONDED TO HERE BEFORE 4:00. THEY GOT A CALL OF A SMOKE INVESTIGATION. BY THE TIME THEY GOT HERE, THEY REALIZED THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR FIRE. SO TAKE A LOOK, BECAUSE THIS IS SOME VIDEO FROM SAC METRO FIRE SHOWING YOU THE WAREHOUSE AREA OF THIS JANITORIAL SERVICES COMPANY. SO A LOT OF CLEANING PRODUCTS AND HAZARDOUS POTENTIAL MATERIALS IN THAT AREA. AND THEY WERE DEALING WITH VERY ACTIVE FIRE THAT BURNED QUICKLY IN THIS AREA. AND THE INTENSE HEAT ACTUALLY DAMAGING SOME OF THE SUPPORT BEAMS. YOU’LL SEE THE BLACK HORIZONTAL LINE GOING ACROSS THE CEILING OF THAT WAREHOUSE AREA. SO THERE IS SOME SAG IN THE ROOF RIGHT NOW. SO METRO FIRE DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN OVER THE STRUCTURE STABILITY OF THAT PORTION OF THIS BUILDING. HOWEVER, AS WE COME BACK OUT HERE, LIVE THERE IS NO, UH, EXTERNAL FIRE TO BE SEEN HERE. IT WAS ALL, UH, INTERNAL, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO KNOCK IT DOWN RELATIVELY QUICKLY, ALTHOUGH THEY SAY IT WAS QUITE HOT AND MOVING QUITE QUICKLY INSIDE THAT BUILDING ONCE THIS FIRE FIRST BROKE OUT. SO THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT RIGHT NOW THAT FIRE CONTAINED AND BASICALLY DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH AND THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OF THAT FIRE, AND ALSO THE INVESTIGATION OF WHAT POTENTIALLY STARTED THIS FIRE AT THIS POINT, WAY TOO EARLY TO EVEN SPECULATE AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS FIRE. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU’RE NOT AWARE, SPENCER, UH, BUILDING, UH, UH, MATERIALS, THEY ARE JARRED HILL JANITORIAL SERVICES COMPANY ON THE ONE HALF OF THE BUILDING. THEY HAVE OFFICE SPACE. THIS IS ON THE OTHER HALF THE WAREHOUSE SIDE IS WHERE THEY HAD ALL THAT SUPPLIES AND ALL THOSE SUPPLIES STORED WHERE THIS FIRE BROKE OUT. UH, NO IMPACT TO OLD PLACERVILLE ROAD OR ANY OF THE SURROUNDING ROADS, AS THIS IS ALL PART OF A SHARED COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT WHERE WE’RE STANDING LIVE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, MIKE TESELLE KCRA THREE NEWS. MIKE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT LIVE REPORT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. BE SURE TO STAY UPDATED THROUGH THE KCRA THREE APP ON YOUR PHONE. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT AND TURN ON THOSE PUSH ALERTS

Rancho Cordova fire damages warehouse roof, no injuries reported

Updated: 5:34 AM PDT Apr 17, 2024

Firefighters extinguished a fire early Wednesday morning at a warehouse in Rancho Cordova, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.Crews were dispatched around 3:42 a.m. to investigate smoke reported at the 10000 block of Old Placerville Road. After arriving they discovered a significant interior fire and quickly knocked it down. The flames appeared to have damaged the building’s support beams, causing a portion of the roof to sag.The property houses janitorial service provider Spencer Building Maintenance. The fire broke out in a part of the building where the company stores its cleaning products.Traffic was not affected, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Firefighters extinguished a fire early Wednesday morning at a warehouse in Rancho Cordova, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.

Crews were dispatched around 3:42 a.m. to investigate smoke reported at the 10000 block of Old Placerville Road. After arriving they discovered a significant interior fire and quickly knocked it down. The flames appeared to have damaged the building’s support beams, causing a portion of the roof to sag.

The property houses janitorial service provider Spencer Building Maintenance. The fire broke out in a part of the building where the company stores its cleaning products.

Traffic was not affected, and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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About the Author

Yosi Yahoudai is a founder and the managing partner of J&Y. His practice is comprised primarily of cases involving automobile and motorcycle accidents, but he also represents people in premises liability lawsuits, including suits alleging dangerous conditions of public property, third-party criminal conduct, and intentional torts. He also has expertise in cases involving product defects, dog bites, elder abuse, and sexual assault. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California and is admitted to practice in all California State Courts, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. If you have any questions about this article, you can contact Yosi by clicking here.

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