India, April 9 -- A fire has broken out in southeast Bakersfield, California with smoke visible across the area. According to posts shared on social media, the fire is burning near Cottonwood Road and Hale Street, approximately a quarter mile southeast of the 3600 block of Hale Street in Bakersfield, Kern County.

The Bakersfield Fire Department is reported to be at the scene.

At this time, there are no further official details available about the cause or extent of the fire.

Hindustan Times has not independently verified this information. The details above are based on reports shared by users on Facebook and public fire tracking platform Watch Duty.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times....