By Sara Beth Williams–
Fire crews rescued one person from a burning home in Citrus Heights early Friday morning, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials reported.
Crews responded to a property on Patterson Lane around 5:39 a.m. in response to a 911 call from a victim trapped inside the house, which was on fire. Crews arrived to find a single-story home on fire and encountered hoarder conditions within, which prevented the person from escaping, according to local reports. The victim was rescued from a bathroom, evaluated by medics, and transported to a local hospital.
Crews were forced to cut off the garage door in order to reach the fire inside. Video footage shared with The Sentinel show a garage packed with boxes, household items, and other debris, with smoke pouring from the interior of the garage while several crew members worked to extinguish the flames.
No other injuries were reported.
