BACK IN COURT ON JULY 30TH FOR FURTHER ARRAIGNMENT. ONE WOMAN WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS MOVING TO A NEW HOME TODAY IS NOW SIFTING THROUGH HER BURNED BELONGINGS. LIVECOPTER3 WAS OVER THIS FIRE THAT ENGULFED HER TRAILER AND EVERYTHING INSIDE. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARY SHOWS US THE AFTERMATH. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. INTENSE FLAMES ENGULFING A NORTH SACRAMENTO PROPERTY WEDNESDAY, SENDING A PLUME OF BLACK SMOKE INTO THE SKY. LIVECOPTER3 OVERHEAD AS FLAMES RAGED ALONG ALAMOS AVENUE. THE FIRE BURNING A TRAILER ON THE PROPERTY, A TRAILER THAT KRISTINE BRAUN CALLED HOME. I JUST SEEN THAT THERE WAS A FIRE AND I CAME OVER HERE, AND THE CLOSER I GOT, I REALIZED THAT, OH MY GOD, THAT’S WHERE I LIVE. SHE LOST EVERYTHING AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S NEXT. THE FIRE SPREAD TO A HOUSE, A BOAT, AND MULTIPLE CARS. THE LANDLORD GAVE US PERMISSION TO COME OUT TO THE PROPERTY AND SEE THE AFTERMATH, INCLUDING THIS BURNED DOWN FENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY. INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW LOOKING INTO HOW IT STARTED. THEY’RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHERE EXACTLY THAT FIRE STARTED. WAS IT THE TRAILER OR WAS IT GRASS NEARBY THAT STARTED THE TRAILER? IN SACRAMENTO, I’M ANAHITA JAFARY KCRA THREE NEWS.
Sacramento fire destroys home, trailer, and belongings, leaving residents stunned
A fire in Sacramento burned through multiple properties, including a trailer, home, and boat, as firefighters investigate its cause.
Updated: 10:41 PM PDT Jul 1, 2026
A fire on Alamos Avenue in Sacramento destroyed several properties Thursday afternoon, leaving residents devastated as firefighters continue to investigate its cause. Christine Braun, whose trailer was burned in the fire, described the situation as overwhelming. “It’s just a nightmare,” Braun said. Witnesses reported seeing bright orange flames and hearing popping sounds as the fire spread. “She said it was like fireworks going off in there. I don’t know,” Braun said. Firefighters recovered animals, including dogs and snakes, from the scene as they worked to determine the fire’s origin. “They’re going to look at where exactly that fire started. Was it the trailer or was it grass nearby that started the trailer?” Sacramento Fire Capt. Justin Sylvia said. Braun, who had packed up her belongings and was preparing to move, recalled the moment she realized her trailer was engulfed. “I just seen that there was a fire, and I came over here, and the closer I got, I realize it. Oh, my God, that’s where I live,” Braun said. The fire consumed more than just Braun’s trailer, destroying an entire home and a boat. Sylvia said one person reported exhaustion after trying to extinguish the fire with a garden hose. “One person did report that they had some type of exhaustion from running around so much trying to use a garden hose to extinguish a lot of this fire, which we do not recommend,” Sylvia said. The fire department said the cause of the fire remains unknown, though they received reports of firework sounds as the flames were rising.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. —
A fire on Alamos Avenue in Sacramento destroyed several properties Thursday afternoon, leaving residents devastated as firefighters continue to investigate its cause.
Christine Braun, whose trailer was burned in the fire, described the situation as overwhelming.
“It’s just a nightmare,” Braun said.
Witnesses reported seeing bright orange flames and hearing popping sounds as the fire spread.
“She said it was like fireworks going off in there. I don’t know,” Braun said.
Firefighters recovered animals, including dogs and snakes, from the scene as they worked to determine the fire’s origin.
“They’re going to look at where exactly that fire started. Was it the trailer or was it grass nearby that started the trailer?” Sacramento Fire Capt. Justin Sylvia said.
Braun, who had packed up her belongings and was preparing to move, recalled the moment she realized her trailer was engulfed.
“I just seen that there was a fire, and I came over here, and the closer I got, I realize it. Oh, my God, that’s where I live,” Braun said.
The fire consumed more than just Braun’s trailer, destroying an entire home and a boat.
Sylvia said one person reported exhaustion after trying to extinguish the fire with a garden hose.
“One person did report that they had some type of exhaustion from running around so much trying to use a garden hose to extinguish a lot of this fire, which we do not recommend,” Sylvia said.
The fire department said the cause of the fire remains unknown, though they received reports of firework sounds as the flames were rising.
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