21-04-2025
What's that smell? Green waste burns causing unpleasant, but familiar smoky smell for many in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — If you woke up Monday morning in Bakersfield wondering if a brush fire started or a building near you burned down, you're not alone.
The familiar smell of smoke from a fire filled the morning air in parts of the Bakersfield area. 17 News received several reports of a smell like a fire had burned, but there were no obvious signs of smoke or fire Monday morning.
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Kern County fire officials said green waste caught fire on Sunday at Metropolitan Recycling LLC on Mount Vernon Avenue and burned through the night. The smoke settled in for the overnight hours, Kern County Fire Department Public Information Officer Jonathan Drucker said.
Drucker said there was no hazard from it and no firefighters were sent to the location since workers at the property were able to manage it.
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