BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says a fire broke out at Sierra Vista Motel on Union Avenue on November 3 around 11 a.m.
KCSO says a man, identified as 36-year-old Jaime Bautista, was inside at the time of the fire.
He was taken to Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Burn Unit and later died from his injuries.
KCSO says the Bakersfield City Fire Department is investigating.