Gunther’s Ice Cream remains open after fire causes smoke damage

MAY HAVE SEEN OR HEARD ANYTHING REGARDING THE SHOOTING TO PLEASE CONTACT THEM. BELOVED ICE CREAM PARLOR IN SACRAMENTO IS NOW BACK OPEN AFTER A FIRE DAMAGED THE BUILDING. SACRAMENTO FIREFIGHTERS SAY A FIRE BROKE OUT AT GUNTHER’S ICE CREAM. THE LOCATION ON FRANKLIN BOULEVARD JUST AFTER 430 THIS MORNING. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THERE WAS SOME SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. CUSTOMERS SAY THEY WERE SADDENED TO HEAR ABOUT THAT FIRE, BUT ARE HOPEFUL THE BUSINESS CAN RECOVER. SEEING IT, SEEING THIS HAPPEN JUST IS KIND OF SAD BECAUSE IT’S LIKE THIS HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1949. IT’S A STAPLE. IT’S ALMOST 100. IT’S ALMOST BEEN HERE 100 YEARS. SO FOR ME, IT’S JUST A LITTLE SAD. BUT I KNOW THEY’RE GOING TO REBUILD. THEY’RE GOING TO FIX THAT AND IT’S GOING TO BE BACK AS IT EVER

Gunther’s Ice Cream remains open after fire causes smoke damage

Updated: 5:19 PM PDT Apr 18, 2026

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A fire at Gunther’s Ice Cream early Saturday morning caused smoke damage to the building, but the business is still open for the day. The Sacramento Fire Department said an exterior fire caused damage to the interior. It is unknown what started the fire. An employee at Gunther’s, located in the 2800 block of Franklin Blvd., told KCRA 3 that the smoke damage only affected one area, the manufacturing room. A KCRA 3 photographer went to Gunther’s to get a look at the damage on Saturday afternoon. A window was boarded up and the awning was partially burnt, but customers were inside the building.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

A fire at Gunther’s Ice Cream early Saturday morning caused smoke damage to the building, but the business is still open for the day.

The Sacramento Fire Department said an exterior fire caused damage to the interior. It is unknown what started the fire.

An employee at Gunther’s, located in the 2800 block of Franklin Blvd., told KCRA 3 that the smoke damage only affected one area, the manufacturing room.

A KCRA 3 photographer went to Gunther’s to get a look at the damage on Saturday afternoon. A window was boarded up and the awning was partially burnt, but customers were inside the building.

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