Incident: CA-AEU-Jackson
A Sacramento fire captain was hospitalized Tuesday with severe burns - Blaze Burns South Of Jackson Highway
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. -- A Sacramento fire captain was hospitalized Tuesday with severe burns after a wind-driven grass fire unexpectedly changed direction and intensity.
Sacramento Metro Fire Department Capt. Jeff Lynch said the captain was taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento with second-degree burns to both hands and arms. Second-degree burns cause blistering of the skin.
The captain and two members of his engine crew were protecting a mobile home from a blaze just south of Jackson Highway between Bradshaw and Excelsior roads.
Lynch said the two crew members were able to get inside the cab when the wind and flames suddenly shifted direction. They escaped injury.
He said the captain didn't make it in time and was caught by the flames. Lynch did not immediately know the captain's condition at the hospital.
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