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A car fire led to multiple large explosions near a Sikh temple in Sacramento on Monday afternoon, according to officials.
The incident was reported out of the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society at around 3:40 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
A member of the temple said that a car on the property caught fire before spreading to a propane cylinder near the building, according to KCRA 3.
Fire officials later confirmed that propane tanks were likely responsible for the explosions.
Overhead footage of the temple showed the roof almost completely charred as firefighters appeared to get the blaze under control.
A car fire led to multiple large explosions near a Sikh temple in Sacramento on Monday afternoon, according to officials
A member of the temple said that a car on the property caught fire before spreading to a propane cylinder near the building
The incident was reported out of the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society at around 3:40 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office
Multiple vehicles in the parking lot had also clearly been destroyed by the explosions.
Fortunately, anyone who had been inside the temple appeared to have left the building by the time the damage was done.
No injuries have been reported, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and fire officials.
‘Confirmed: no injuries and everyone has been evacuated,’ the office wrote on its X account.
‘Emergency personnel still on scene, please avoid the area.’
The temple is part of the complex of the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society, which also includes an elementary school.
The neighborhood is in the Vineyard community of Sacramento County, about six miles east of Highway 99.
Traffic is blocked off along Gerber Road and Bradshaw Road, where the temple is located.
This is a developing story.
