Child Living In Bakersfield Storage Container Dies In Fire

BAKERSFIELD (CBSLA/AP) — Authorities say a young child has died in a fire inside a storage unit where a family of five had been living.

Kern County officials say firefighters responding near Bakersfield early Wednesday found the storage unit behind a grocery store engulfed in flames.

Fire crews say the child was four or five years old. Three other family members were hospitalized with unknown injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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