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Kelowna fire crews quickly extinguish hedge fire

(MARSHALL JONES / iNFOnews.ca)

March 06, 2015 - 5:02 PM

KELOWNA – No serious damage or injuries after a fire in a hedge next to a home in a semi rural area of Kelowna this afternoon.

The fire in the 1800-block Heimlich Road in the Mission was reported at about 2 p.m., Friday, March 6.

When crews arrived, the flames from the burning hedge had spread to the nearby home damaging the wall and the roof of the home’s carport, according to a media release from the Kelowna Fire Department.

Crews quickly put out the fire. No was hurt.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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