BAKERSFIELD, CA. - One woman is dead following a southwest apartment fire, and multiple others had to find a new place to spend Christmas night after a home fire in Rosedale.
Firefighters were called to an apartment complex on Durham Court just after 9 p.m. on Dec. 25..
Firefighters forced their way in to the locked apartment and found a woman inside, unconscious and reportedly suffering from a heart attack.
Bakersfield Fire Department officials said she was transported to Kern Medical Center but died a short time later.
According to BFD, the woman was 83 years old. Her name has not been released yet.
According to BFD, the woman was 83 years old. Her name has not been released yet.
A neighbor who tried to save the woman was treated for minor burns.
The fire was contained to one apartment, but smoke damage to the dwellings made it necessary to keep residents out.
And, another fire later last night in Rosedale left two displaced.
The Kern County fire department said it responded to the call of an attic fire in a single-story home at around 11:30 p.m. last night in the 16,600 block of Johnson Road.
The fire department said the fire was brought under control in approximately 45 minutes.but that two adults had to find another place to spend the night.