Penticton RCMP and firefighters were called to a balcony fire on Brunswick Street this morning, Oct. 10, 2017.
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October 10, 2017 - 11:21 AM
PENTICTON - A cigarette butt sparked a balcony fire in Penticton early this morning.
Firefighters and police were called to apartment complex at 320 Brunswick St. at approximately 4:45 a.m today, Oct. 10, to find a fire burning on the balcony of one of the units.
Crews were able to knock down the flames quickly, confining the fire to the balcony.
RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says the fire is suspected to have started from a cigarette butt tossed into a potted plant on the balcony.
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