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UPDATE: Firefighters battle Kelowna house fire

KELOWNA - A home in East Kelowna suffered mostly water and smoke damage after a fire in the attached garage spread to the house today. Firefighters were called to the home at 2105 Diamond Rd. just before noon, Jan. 3, and crews arrived to find the garage fully engulfed in flames, which were spreading to...

Car fire spreads to garage in Kelowna

KELOWNA – No one was home when a car started on fire next to a Kelowna home early this morning. Firefighters were called to the car fire at about 7:45 a.m., Dec. 19, in the 700-block of Kuipers Crescent in the Upper Mission. Flames from the car had spread to the outside of the home’s...

Penticton firefighters called to garage fire

PENTICTON - Penticton firefighters were called to a garage fire early this morning, Nov. 27. The call came in at approximately 12:50 a.m. for a fully involved garage fire on Middle Bench Road, according to witness Skylar Noe-Vack. Everyone was able to exit the two storey structure safely, according to Noe-Vack, who said two engines, an...

UPDATE: Man accused of threatening Penticton city hall staff arrested after garage fire

PENTICTON - The same man arrested after threatening voicemail messages were left at Penticton city hall is in custody following an early morning fire at this home. Police and Penticton firefighters responded to a garage fire around 5:48 a.m., Nov. 6, at 112 - 2990 South Main St. Penticton RCMP Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says a...

Fire destroys garage, car in Lake Country

LAKE COUNTRY – While fire investigators continue to probe a garage fire in Lake Country this afternoon, it appears it started in a vehicle parked inside. Lake Country fire crews were called to the blaze at 5955 Glenmore Road at about 11 a.m., Oct. 4. The garage, a car inside and other contents in the...

Neighbour saves elderly couple from burning home

KELOWNA – Quick thinking by a neighbour may have saved the lives of an elderly couple when the attached garage on their home burst into flames Saturday night. Wayne Dorman says he called 911 when he saw black smoke rising from a house at 1690 Saucier Road in the lower Mission around 8:15 p.m., Aug....

Discarded butt sparks garage fire

KELOWNA – A small fire at a garage in Kelowna was out by the time firefighters arrived this morning. Platoon captain Kelly Stephens says a discarded cigarette in a planter pot started the fire around 11:14 a.m., April 16, at 540 Cridge Rd. in Rutland. The fire scorched the outside of the garage door before...

No injuries as fire destroys garage in downtown Kelowna

KELOWNA - The Kelowna Fire Department responded in force this morning to a garage fire on Laurier Avenue in downtown Kelowna. When they arrived, firefighters found thick black smoke and visible flames shooting from the garage’s interior. They were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to the house, but the garage and contents...

Early morning blaze in West Bench

PENTICTON - The quick response by Penticton firefighters limited damage to West Bench property this morning. Penticton firefighters responded to the report of a fire on Jonathan Drive at 4:36 a.m., Friday, March 6, Penticton Deputy Fire Chief Dave Spalding says they sent two engines with on shift crews, with extra staff called in. The...