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Tank catches fire inside Oildale warehouse

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Kern County Fire was called out to a warehouse in Oildale after a tank caught on fire. 

Around 7:30 a.m. KCFD received a call for a fire in the Fortune Metal, Inc. of RI plant located on Quinn Road in Oildale. According to KCFD, a tank connected to a forklift in the recycling area caught fire. It only took KCFD a few minutes to put the fire out.

No firefighters or employees were injured. Employees are being sent home for the day. 

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