House fire, explosions prompt large Sacramento firefighter response to Oak Park
ALL RIGHT, LET’S GET BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS. REPORTS OF AN EXPLOSION IN SACRAMENTO. FIRE CREWS ARE THERE RESPONDING TO THE SITUATION. THIS IS IN THE OAK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OFF 37TH STREET AND SEVENTH AVENUE, NEAR MCCLATCHEY PARK. AND THAT’S WHERE KCRA 3’S DENSON CORTEZ HAS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING THERE? DENSON. WHAT’S THE LATEST? YEAH, WE JUST ARRIVED ON SCENE MINUTES AGO. I WAS SPEAKING WITH SAC FIRE. PIO. JUSTIN SYLVAN IS TELLING ME RIGHT NOW THEY DEEMED THIS A SECOND ALARM FIRE, BUT NOW NO INJURIES REPORTED. BUT YOU CAN SEE FIRE CREWS RIGHT NOW FOCUSING IN ON THAT SINGLE STORY HOME THEY’RE PULLING OFF. YOU KNOW THE WOOD HERE TO ATTACK THOSE LINGERING FLAMES THAT ARE STILL APPARENT ON THE ROOF. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A LITTLE HARD ATTACKING THIS FIRE BECAUSE DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THIS HOME, THEY SAY THAT IT HAD A BIT OF HOARDING CONDITIONS. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, NO INJURIES REPORTED. THIS ALL TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE PAST 30 MINUTES OR MORE. RIGHT NOW. THEY SAY THAT THE HOUSE HAD EXPLOSIONS AND HEAVY FIRE ON ARRIVAL, BUT YOU CAN SEE FIRE CREWS. IT’S. I COUNTED SINCE COMING SINCE ARRIVING MORE THAN 12 AGENCIES HERE ARE MORE THAN 12 VEHICLES ON SCENE HERE. AND THEY’RE REALLY FOCUSING IN ON THAT SINGLE STORY HOME. THEY’RE DEPLOYING THE LADDERS, REALLY ATTACKING THOSE LEFT LINGERING, SMOLDERING FLAMES. ALSO TO TO REALLY TO IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT WITH THESE CONDITIONS, IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR FIRE CREWS TO EVEN ATTACK THOSE LINGERING FLAMES, BECAUSE WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT YOU SEE WITH CREWS TRYING TO WEAVE OUT THROUGH THESE CONDITIONS, IT POSES BOTH A HEALTH HEALTH FACTOR AND A RISK FOR THEM. SO THEY’RE JUST TRYING TO ATTACK THOSE LINGERING FLAMES. AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION, WE’LL BE SURE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME FOR THIS FIRE. AND THEY’RE DEEMING IT A SECOND ALARM AS WELL. AND JUST ATTACKING THE LEFTOVER FLAMES THAT THEY SEE ON THAT ROOF. AND SO I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE PIO. THEY MENTIONED THERE WERE EXPLOSIONS. SO ARE THEY SAYING THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE EXPLOSION? AND DO THEY DO THEY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE EXPLOSION OR EXPLOSIONS? AFTER TALKING TO THE HOMEOWNER? YEAH, I WAS SPEAKING WITH HIM. THEY DO NOT KNOW AS OF THIS AS THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY DID SEE HEAVY FIRE AND FLAMES ON ARRIVAL. THEY ARE WORKING TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW THEY’RE REALLY FOCUSING IN ON PUTTING OUT THOSE, EXTINGUISHING THE LEFTOVER OF THOSE FLAMES, AND TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THERE’S NONE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. WELL, THAT’S GOOD. AND IT’S GOOD THAT THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTAIN THIS JUST TO THIS HOUSE SINCE THE HOUSES ARE PRETTY CLOSE TOGETHER, WE COULD STILL SEE FLAMES AT THE ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF THERE. YEAH. GO AHEAD. I ACTUALLY GOT JUSTIN RIGHT NOW. SO JUSTIN, WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHERE DID YOU GUYS SEE ON ARRIVAL. SO ON ARRIVAL THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ATTIC. AND THEN THAT KIND OF BACK LEFT CORNER, THERE WAS A LOT OF FIRE. AS SOON AS OUR CREWS STARTED MAKING FIRE ATTACK ON THAT FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, THEY HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION. THE ROOF BLEW OFF BACK THERE, ENDING UP ON THE NEIGHBOR’S ROOF. LUCKILY, THAT’S A TILE ROOF, SO THAT DIDN’T CATCH ON FIRE. HOWEVER, FIRE CONDITIONS QUICKLY CHANGED. THIS GOT BALANCED TO A SECOND ALARM BECAUSE WE HAVE REAL TIGHT EXPOSURES ON EACH SIDE, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE KNOCKING DOWN THOSE FLAMES QUICKLY AT THIS PRIMARY FIRE SO IT DOESN’T SPREAD TO THE NEIGHBORING UNITS. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WERE SOME OBSTACLES FOR YOU GUYS TO PUT OUT THE EXTINGUISHING OF THESE FLAMES. WHAT WERE WHAT WAS THAT? YOU SAID SOMETHING OF HOARDING CONDITIONS AS WELL. I MEAN, YEAH, AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THERE’S JUST A LOT OF DEBRIS AND THINGS TO NAVIGATE OUR HOSE LINES AROUND, MAKING IT VERY CHALLENGING. ANYTIME WE COME ACROSS THESE HOARDING CONDITIONS MAKES IT VERY CHALLENGING FOR OUR CREWS, AND IT REALLY SLOWS DOWN OUR OPERATIONS OF EFFECTIVELY GETTING TO THE SEAT OF THE FIRE AND KNOCKING THOSE FLAMES DOWN. DO WE KNOW HOW HOW THIS EXPLOSION OR THE EXPLOSIONS WERE CAUSED? WE DON’T KNOW THAT AT THIS TIME. OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE JUST ARRIVING NOW. SO THEY’RE THEY HAVE A PRETTY BIG DEBRIS FIELD TO KIND OF COMB THROUGH ON THIS ONE. WITH ALL THIS HOARDING MATERIAL THAT’S IN THE WAY. SO THEY’LL BE WORKING THROUGH THAT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH US. AS AS THEY GET MORE INFORMATION, WE’LL BE SURE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. BUT BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO, LISA. YEAH. AND IF HE’S STILL STANDING THERE, WE CAN SEE THE FIREFIGHTERS USING AN AX TO KIND OF VENTILATE THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE THERE IN THE ROOF. ARE THEY DOING VENTILATION THERE TO GIVE THE SMOKE A WAY TO ESCAPE, OR WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THAT? WHAT THEY’RE DOING RIGHT NOW. YEAH, THAT’S A GOOD THING THAT YOU POINTED OUT. SO THEY ARE USING ACCESS TO VENTILATE THE SMOKE THAT HAS RISEN UP TOWARDS THE ATTIC AREA. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT SMOKE REALLY COMING OUT, ALMOST LIKE VENTILATING IT IN A WAY. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, LIKE JUSTIN HAD SAID, THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS EXPLOSION. AND SO FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE REALLY VENTILATING, REALLY FOCUSING ON EXTINGUISHING THOSE LEFTOVER FLAMES. AND BY DOING THAT, THEY’RE TRYING TO KIND OF VENTILATE THE
House fire, explosions prompt large Sacramento firefighter response to Oak Park
Updated: 12:34 PM PST Jan 7, 2026
Sacramento Fire Department crews are extinguishing a fire at a home in the Oak Park neighborhood that stemmed from multiple explosions. Capt. Justin Sylvia, a spokesperson with the fire department, said when crews arrived at a home on 37th Street south of 7th Avenue, there was heavy fire on one side of the home. While attempting to extinguish flames, part of the roof blew off and landed on a neighbor’s home.Sylvia said that because the roof was tile, the fire did not spread. He also said debris from hoarding conditions made it difficult for firefighters to access parts of the house.There are no reported injuries, Sylvia said. The cause of the fire and explosions is also not yet known. LiveCopter 3 has a view over the scene below: Stay with us as this story develops.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sacramento Fire Department crews are extinguishing a fire at a home in the Oak Park neighborhood that stemmed from multiple explosions.
Capt. Justin Sylvia, a spokesperson with the fire department, said when crews arrived at a home on 37th Street south of 7th Avenue, there was heavy fire on one side of the home. While attempting to extinguish flames, part of the roof blew off and landed on a neighbor’s home.
Sylvia said that because the roof was tile, the fire did not spread. He also said debris from hoarding conditions made it difficult for firefighters to access parts of the house.
There are no reported injuries, Sylvia said. The cause of the fire and explosions is also not yet known.
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