Crews contained two separate grass fires that were burning in the Rancho Cordova-Folsom area Friday, officials said. One of the fires was on Aerojet and White Rock roads. The second fire was on Prairie City and White Rock roads, just south of Highway 50. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said the second grass fire was the result of a rollover car crash. It ignited around 2:40 p.m. and burned 51 acres, Cal Fire said. It was contained by 4 p.m.It's unclear how many people were in the car and the extent of their injuries, the fire district said. The car crashed into a power pole, leading to some outages in the area. Powers has since been restored.The other fire ignited around the same time and burned 10 acres. It was contained by 4:10 p.m. The fire district said the cause of this fire is unknown.Crews battled the grass fires from ground and air.The fires created a large plume of smoke that could be seen from downtown Sacramento.Traffic on White Rock Road was impacted by the fires. The roadways have since reopened.No other details were released.

Crews contained two separate grass fires that were burning in the Rancho Cordova-Folsom area Friday, officials said.

One of the fires was on Aerojet and White Rock roads. The second fire was on Prairie City and White Rock roads, just south of Highway 50.


The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said the second grass fire was the result of a rollover car crash. It ignited around 2:40 p.m. and burned 51 acres, Cal Fire said. It was contained by 4 p.m.

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It's unclear how many people were in the car and the extent of their injuries, the fire district said.

The car crashed into a power pole, leading to some outages in the area. Powers has since been restored.

The other fire ignited around the same time and burned 10 acres. It was contained by 4:10 p.m. The fire district said the cause of this fire is unknown.

Crews battled the grass fires from ground and air.

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The fires created a large plume of smoke that could be seen from downtown Sacramento.

Traffic on White Rock Road was impacted by the fires. The roadways have since reopened.

No other details were released.

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