BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Kern County Fire official said that an elevated fire response was downgraded to a normal response after fire crews quickly extinguished a grass fire in southeast Bakersfield on Thursday afternoon.
Fire crews responded at around 2:12 p.m. to the 6700 block of East Brundage Lane for a report of a grass fire threatening buildings. When they arrived, they found the grass fire threatening an apartment complex.
The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes, said a Kern County Fire official. No injuries were reported.
The Bakersfield Fire Department assisted and PG&E responded. Around 15 KCFD personnel handled the incident.
About 24 customers remain without power as of 3:40 p.m., according to PG&E’s outage website.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.