Multiple homeless encampments burned in riverbed fire west of Chester Ave: KCFD
Nov 21, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Firefighters are working to contain a fire that broke out in a riverbed Thursday morning near Chester Avenue in Oildale.
Firefighters were called to an area west of the Chester Avenue bridge just before 11 a.m. for a report of a grass fire.
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Kern County Fire Department officials said multiple homeless encampments were burned in the fire but the cause of the fire was not known and is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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