Propane tanks explode in Inyokern fire
A fire erupted Monday morning in Inyokern, damaging multiple buildings and scorching the land around the structures.
Propane tanks caught fire and exploded, according to Kern County Fire Battalion Chief Tony Blumer.
People inside were able to vacate the area safely with no injuries, Blumer added. In addition, no one was displaced from a home, according to Kern County Fire PIO Andrew Freeborn
As of 5 p.m., firefighters remained at the scene extinguishing the last remnants of the fire, Freeborn said.
The Kern County Fire Department was called just after 11:30 a.m. to a fire near Owens Peak and Three Pines Canyon in Inyokern, just north of Highway 395.