Fire crews show dangers of dry Christmas trees in safety demo

Kern County Fire and Bakersfield Fire crews teamed up Thursday to demonstrate just how dangerous a dry Christmas tree can be during the holiday season.

The annual Christmas tree fire safety demonstration gives the public a firsthand look at how quickly a tree can ignite and how fast flames can spread inside a home during the holidays.

“Probably the most common fire we see are unattended fires, warming fires, and then also space heaters,” said Alexander Clark of the Bakersfield Fire Department…

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