Fire Hits Tesla Recording Studio!

A three-alarm fire early Thursday burned the Sacramento recording studio of the rock band Tesla and an apartment building next door. The blaze broke out just before 2 a.m. at 1012 27th St. Some of the well-known band's memorabilia was lost. Firefighters salvaged musical instruments from the damaged studio.

John Carlson, who was displaced by the fire, said he woke up as the blaze was breaking out. "The power kind of surged, and then it went off," he said. "And then we heard crackling, popping noises."
Fire crews arrived within five minutes to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the two-story apartments, Sacramento Fire Department Capt. Jonathan Burgess said.
Flames from the apartments jumped to the nearby two-story building that is home to the studio, Burgess added. The studio is located on the second floor.
Burgess said firefighters had a hard time accessing the attic of the studio building because of its thick walls and ceiling.
It took more than 86 firefighters more than an hour to extinguish the two fires, Burgess said.
No firefighters or residents were hurt, but two cats died. The Red Cross responded to help five residents displaced by the flames. The cause is under investigation. The studio is run by the band's bassist, Brian Wheat. The group formed in 1984 and was known as City Kidd. Inspired by electrical engineer Nikola Tesla, the name was later changed to Tesla.

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