By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police and fire crews responded to a small fire early Friday morning in a parking lot located between Sunrise Boulevard and Birdcage Street.
According to Metro Fire District Captain Mark Nunez, crews responded just before 4 a.m. on Friday morning, Aug. 15 to 5623 Sunrise Blvd. Initial callers reported fire to be coming from a trash can, spreading to a nearby fence, outside a local restaurant. Crews arrived to find the fire burning behind the building and began checking for possible extension into the structure.
Captain Nunez confirmed that the blaze had not spread to the restaurant and began releasing crews from the scene after 4:14 a.m.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
