60-Acre Golf Fire Prompts Evacuations

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Due to safety concerns, Bakersfield police assisted with evacuating individuals from fields surrounding the fire area. Authorities also detained a man who is being investigated in connection with the possible cause of the fire.

Firefighters from the Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Departments worked aggressively to contain the fast-moving blaze, utilizing heavy equipment to establish fire breaks and prevent further spread.

A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports the Golf Fire burned approximately 60 acres of dry grass, vegetation, and debris near the former golf course at Cottonwood Road and Casa Loma Drive.

Additional equipment is heading to assist at the scene of the vegetation blaze.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the flames.

A Citizen user shows video of heavy smoke billowing from a large grass fire in the area.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Cottonwood Rd & Casa Loma Dr.

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Due to safety concerns, Bakersfield police assisted with evacuating individuals from fields surrounding the fire area. Authorities also detained a man who is being investigated in connection with the possible cause of the fire.

Firefighters from the Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Departments worked aggressively to contain the fast-moving blaze, utilizing heavy equipment to establish fire breaks and prevent further spread.

A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports the Golf Fire burned approximately 60 acres of dry grass, vegetation, and debris near the former golf course at Cottonwood Road and Casa Loma Drive.

Additional equipment is heading to assist at the scene of the vegetation blaze.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the flames.

A Citizen user shows video of heavy smoke billowing from a large grass fire in the area.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Cottonwood Rd & Casa Loma Dr.

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Due to safety concerns, Bakersfield police assisted with evacuating individuals from fields surrounding the fire area. Authorities also detained a man who is being investigated in connection with the possible cause of the fire.

Firefighters from the Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Departments worked aggressively to contain the fast-moving blaze, utilizing heavy equipment to establish fire breaks and prevent further spread.

A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports the Golf Fire burned approximately 60 acres of dry grass, vegetation, and debris near the former golf course at Cottonwood Road and Casa Loma Drive.

Additional equipment is heading to assist at the scene of the vegetation blaze.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the flames.

A Citizen user shows video of heavy smoke billowing from a large grass fire in the area.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Cottonwood Rd & Casa Loma Dr.

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Due to safety concerns, Bakersfield police assisted with evacuating individuals from fields surrounding the fire area. Authorities also detained a man who is being investigated in connection with the possible cause of the fire.

Firefighters from the Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Departments worked aggressively to contain the fast-moving blaze, utilizing heavy equipment to establish fire breaks and prevent further spread.

A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports the Golf Fire burned approximately 60 acres of dry grass, vegetation, and debris near the former golf course at Cottonwood Road and Casa Loma Drive.

Additional equipment is heading to assist at the scene of the vegetation blaze.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the flames.

A Citizen user shows video of heavy smoke billowing from a large grass fire in the area.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Cottonwood Rd & Casa Loma Dr.

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Due to safety concerns, Bakersfield police assisted with evacuating individuals from fields surrounding the fire area. Authorities also detained a man who is being investigated in connection with the possible cause of the fire.

Firefighters from the Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Departments worked aggressively to contain the fast-moving blaze, utilizing heavy equipment to establish fire breaks and prevent further spread.

A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports the Golf Fire burned approximately 60 acres of dry grass, vegetation, and debris near the former golf course at Cottonwood Road and Casa Loma Drive.

Additional equipment is heading to assist at the scene of the vegetation blaze.

Firefighters are working to extinguish the flames.

A Citizen user shows video of heavy smoke billowing from a large grass fire in the area.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Cottonwood Rd & Casa Loma Dr.