Fire leads to discovery of crawl space in Sacramento freeway overpass where person lived

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Firefighters responding to a fire inside a highway overpass discovered a person had been living inside the bridge.

An overpass on Highway 160 near the I-80 Business Loop caught fire Saturday morning. Responding firefighters then discovered someone had removed an access plate, moved a mattress inside and was living in the bridge, the Sacramento Fire Department said in a statement.

Incident info: At 7:30am firefighters responded to Eastbound Highway 160 near Business 80 for a fire within the overpass. A person had removed an access plate underneath the bridge and was living within the roadway. Observe the mattress being removed from inside. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/lbRhpn6GUa

— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) September 26, 2021

No one was injured in the fire.

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