Crime & Safety
Railroad Ties Fire Extinguished In Suisun City: Police
The fire was sending smoke through parts of Solano County but was not a threat to homes, according to authorities.
SUISUN CITY, CA — A fire that started Monday evening in a stack of railroad ties in the Old Town area of Suisun City was brought under control shortly before 8 p.m. according to the Suisun City Police Department.
The fire started shortly before 7 p.m. Monday and police had advised residents to shelter-in-place, but said no buildings were threatened.
An Alert Solano email also went out, advising residents that heavy smoke in the area was from the fire near Cordelia Road.
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*** Railroad ties on Fire*** Suisun City Fire is working a large stack of railroad ties on fire in old town! No evacuations needed and currently no danger to old town. Please turn off your AC and close your windows. No threat of fire spreading to residences. Update to follow.
— Suisun City Police (@suisuncitypd) July 30, 2019
— Bay City News Service; Patch local editor Maggie Avants contributed to this report.