MAN SMOKING NEAR OXYGEN SETS HOUSE ABLAZE

Kern County firefighters had to rescue a man from his home on Castaic Avenue near Sanford Drive in Oildale after he set it on fire by smoking in bed. The victim had lit up early Sunday morning near an oxygen generator, which helped spread the flames.

He was taken to a Bakersfield hospital for minor burns but damage to the property is estimated at $3,000.

Kelli Forsch and SuzG