Operations & Training

Arson Eyed in Blaze at Vacant Building in Sacramento, CA

Sept. 16, 2024

Wind fanned the flames, but firefighters managed to protect surrounding buildings.

Arson is being investgated as the cause of a fire that destroyed the vacant Boston Market in east Sacramento.

The building, which is surrounded by other businesses, has been vacant for about three years, CBS reported.

While cool temperatures helped, the wind made it difficult. But firefighters were able to protect surrounding buildings.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.