Bakersfield, CA – A man was killed due to carbon monoxide poisoning in northwest Bakersfield on Saturday morning.
The Kern County Fire Department said at around 6:44 a.m., it received a report of a structure fire in the 6000 block of Gallery Drive. However, when crews arrived, they found there wasn’t an actual fire but that several people were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Seven people were taken to a local hospital for treatment. An additional person died at the scene, the department said. The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
The Kern County Fire Department would like to remind all residents to make sure that there are working CO detectors in the house and to change out the batteries in their smoke detectors, the department said.