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  • CA: Investigators search for cause of trestle fire (Sacramento)

    03/16/2007 8:46:36 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 19 replies · 623+ views
    Sac Bee ^ | 3/16/07 | Tony Bizjak, Ryan Lillis and Ramon Coronado
    Fire investigators are labeling the massive fire that destroyed a train bridge Thursday night as "suspicious" and are asking for the public's help in determining whether it was arson. An arson tip line has been set up and Fire Capt. Jim Doucette said the blaze "moved very, very fast," leading investigators to suspect it may have been set. "Until we rule it out I would call it suspicious," Doucette said about noon Friday. Investigators say it is unlikely that a grass fire sparked the blaze because the vegetation in the area is not dry enough for that. The fire that...
  • Sacramento Train Trestle Catches Fire

    03/15/2007 6:42:26 PM PDT · by Lonely Bull · 28 replies · 1,442+ views
    NBC 11 [San Jose] ^ | March 15, 2007
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A fire on a train trestle sent huge plumes of smoke over Sacramento late Thursday afternoon. The fire burned near the American River Parkway and Highway 80, near the California Exposition and State Fair. Smoke could be seen for miles. The fire is about 100 yards long, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. A fire officials said there appears to be no structures on the tracks. Four or five engines responded to the blaze, according to fire officials. The cause is unknown. Stay with NBC11 and NBC11.com for more information