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Three Delano fires Thursday, Friday keep firefighters busy

Kern County Fire Department crews were busy Thursday night and into Friday morning, receiving three structure fires calls. The first call, received at approximately 11:14 p.m. on December 22, 2011, was for a reported vehicle fire next to a residence on Oxford St. Fire crews took quick action, keeping the fire confined to the vehicle. Loss was reported at $2,000.

The second call, received, at approximately 06:42 a.m. on December 23, 2011, was for a structure fire in the 1800 block of Terrace Dr. On arrival crew were faced with a fire involving a detached garage. Crews confined the fire to a storage room inside the detached garage. A fire loss of approximately $20,000 to the structure and its contents was reported.

A third fire, immediately following the structure fire on Terrace Dr., was reported at approximately 07:38 a.m. Upon arrival, crews encountered a rapidly-building fire in a vacant home at 1924 High Street This fire appeared to have started on the rear porch and then spread into the attic. An aggressive interior attack by Battalion 3 crews stopped the extension into the attic and reduced estimated losses to approximately $20,000.

All fires are under investigation. No injuries have been reported.

-- Kern County Fire Department, News Release

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