Fire Rips Through South Sacramento Duplex, 9 People Displaced

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Nine people and several pets have to find a new place to live after a fire ripped through their duplex early Wednesday morning.
The scene was on the 4800 block of Del Norte Boulevard. Crews were called to scene just after 4 a.m.
A working smoke detector in the front of the unit helped one family quickly get to safety. The other family noticed a hole in the wall and saw smoke coming from the laundry room. They took out a hose and started splaying water on the fire as cr