A 3-year-old boy died in a residential fire in an Arden-Arcade neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to Metropolitan Fire of Sacramento.
The fire occurred in a four-plex residential unit on Carro Drive in Arden-Arcade just before 10:00 am, according to Metro Fire.
According to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, a 3-year-old boy and a 5-year-old child were possibly playing with a lighter while their father was outside. “My understanding is that a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old were inside. They might have had access to a lighter, and that’s perhaps how the fire started that the parent was outside of the structure,” Sgt. Rod Grassmann said.
When the father was alerted to the fire, he was only able to save the 5-year-old, and the 3-year-old died in the fire, according to Metro Fire.