Crime & Safety

Woman trapped in house fire in SE Bakersfield died of smoke inhalation: coroner

KGET 17 News · October 23, 2026

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Coroner’s Office released the cause and manner of death for a woman found unresponsive in a house fire in southeast Bakersfield in September. The cause of death for Delcy Elizabeth C. Martinez, 75, of Bakersfield was “complications of smoke inhalation,” according to the coroner’s office. The death was [...]

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