Prescribed burn gets out of control, covers region in dark smoke

5:05 PM, Mar 17, 2013   |    comments
Column of smoke visible from News10's Stockton tower camera
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY - A large plume of smoke towered over the Sacramento region Sunday afternoon.

The fire department says the smoke stemmed from a controlled burn that got out of control on Lower Sherman Island, near Antioch, around 2 p.m.

The island, that is not inhabited and has no structures, was allowed to continue to burn.

As of 5 p.m. the dark smoke could be seen around the Bay Area as well as around San Joaquin County.

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