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October 29, 2022 - 8:26 AM
A man was taken to the hospital earlier this week after a bottle of butane exploded in a shed he was occupying.
Firefighters answered the call at 9:20 p.m., Oct. 27, according to a release from the Kelowna Fire Department.
The first officer to arrive to the 1300 block of Sylvania Crescent saw no smoke but found a small bottle of butane had exploded in a shed behind a residence.
A man who was in the shed during the explosion was sent to the hospital but his injuries were undetermined as he was taken by ambulance before fire crews arrived, according to the fire department.
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Two engines, a command vehicle and the RCMP responded.
No smoke or fire was observed and only minimal damage occurred to the shed's interior, according to the fire department.
Crews used a thermal imaging camera to check the shed and surrounding area and determined no action was required.
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