BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A two-alarm structure fire in Ridgecrest destroyed two residences, a condemned structure and multiple sheds Tuesday, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
On Aug. 13, KCFD firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire in the 100 block of W. Wilson Avenue, just after 12:30 p.m. Officials at the scene found a house engulfed in flames with the fire spreading to nearby structures and power lines.
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The blaze proved to be troublesome for KCFD as triple-digit temperatures, belongings scattered across the yard, falling power lines and a collapsed roof complicated fire officials from extinguishing the flames, officials said.
Embers from the fire also spread to nearby lots. The heavy fire spread to a triplex apartment building next door. One unit was destroyed, but firefighters managed to save the other two apartments and stopped the fire from reaching nearby homes.