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Teck Coal loses appeal of $140,000 fine for ‘catastrophic’ failure
A BC mining company has lost an appeal to overturn a $140,000 fine it received…
Fire crews from Kelowna, Lake Country extinguish blaze after reports of explosions
KELOWNA – A building was damaged by flames and possible explosions before fire crews from…
What went boom in the North Okanagan?
ENDERBY – Did you hear a loud boom in Enderby or maybe Armstrong this past…
Man pleads guilty in relation to 2015 explosion at Vernon apartment
VERNON – A man accused of causing an explosion in a Vernon apartment building has…
Arson charges laid in connection with explosion in Vernon apartment
VERNON – Charges have been laid in connection with an apartment fire in Vernon last…
Multiple residents displaced after Vernon pot lab explodes
VERNON - Several residents of a Vernon apartment complex were forced out of their homes when a neighbouring unit exploded and now, nearly a month later, they still can’t return home, according to one displaced tenant. Resident James Halpert, who gave only his first and middle name, has lived in his Regency Gardens apartment on...
Pot oil extraction cause of explosion in Vernon apartment building
VERNON - An apartment fire that sent two men to hospital with serious burns was caused when a marijuana extraction operation exploded, police say. The occupants, a 21 and a 22-year-old, were badly burned in the fire and remain in hospital. Vernon police are now confirming the Aug. 14 fire was started by a marijuana...
UPDATE: Explosion and fire on Knox Mountain
KELOWNA - Quick thinking by a Kelowna homeowner likely saved his house after the gas tank on a vintage car exploded in the attached garage Monday afternoon. At about 2:25 p.m., fire crews responded to a call about an explosion and fire at a home at 311 Woodpark Cres. in Magic Estates on Knox Mountain....