Friday, March 22, 2013

Crews let 3-alarm airport fire burn out: No word on cause: Maine Prairie Airport (13CL), Dixon, California; Several Lose Homes

Claire Doan/KCRA



SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —Crews are letting a three-alarm structure fire at the Maine Prairie Airport, near Dixon, burn off on its own, officials said Friday.

See photos from the scene

The airport hangar is a complete loss, and about half a dozen people are displaced because of the burned trailers. 

Damage is estimated at more than $100,000. 

The small airport is located off Highway 113 in Solano County. The blaze sparked just after 9 p.m. Thursday

Early reports say three trailers and a hangar are on fire.

DIXON (CBS13) – Fire crews responded to a three-alarm fire burning a hangar at a small Dixon airport Thursday evening. 

Responders arrived at the Dixon Aviation hangar at the Maine Prairie Airport off southbound Highway 113 around 9 p.m. The hangar is usually used for maintenance on agricultural aircrafts — such as crop dusters — officials say.

Dixon firefighters quickly ran out of water battling the flames. Due to the rural location, firefighters had to order mutual aid water tenders from surrounding cities.

Fire personnel say five to six people lost their mobile homes in the fire.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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