News Items tag as: fire

Crews put out fire at builders supply store
January 11, 2017 - 5:05 PM

KELOWNA - Fire crews responded to a small fire at Ok Builders Supplies Ltd. on McCurdy Road today.
World famous photographer loses Kelowna cabin to fire
January 13, 2015 - 2:03 PM

KELOWNA – A luxury cabin in Ellison that burned to the ground over the weekend belongs to world-renowned photographer and inventor Gary Fong.
Three people, two pets homeless after West Kelowna fire
January 09, 2015 - 9:20 AM

WEST KELOWNA – Three people and two animals are safe despite their home in West Kelowna catching fire late Thursday night.
Cause of motel fire undetermined
January 08, 2015 - 10:36 AM

PENTICTON - The investigation into last week's fire at the Pass Motor Inn in Penticton won't offer the answers interested parties are looking for.
Small furnace fire quickly snuffed
December 30, 2014 - 8:01 AM

KELOWNA — Residents at a home on Cook Road managed to keep a furnace fire at bay with their own fire extinguisher before fire crews arrived to put it out.
WorkSafe BC report shows new dual-investigation tool following mill explosions
December 10, 2014 - 5:00 AM

VICTORIA - Workplace disasters that kill or injure employees in British Columbia are now more likely to result in criminal charges with the introduction of a new investigation model that improves the chances of prosecutions, says a WorkSafeBC administrator.
Fire at Vernon restaurant deemed suspicious
December 09, 2014 - 1:33 PM

VERNON - Police and the Vernon Fire Department are looking into the cause of a suspicious fire at the New Delhi Restaurant in Vernon.
Firefighters called to apartment fire on De Montreuil Crt.
December 08, 2014 - 2:24 PM

KELOWNA - Residents were evacuated when a fire broke out in a second floor apartment at 3175 De Montreuil Crt. in Kelowna Monday afternoon.
Driver snuffs out own car fire outside Vernon gas station
December 05, 2014 - 10:28 AM

VERNON - An out-of-town driver’s quick thinking stopped a vehicle fire from being much worse than it was.
Overnight fire contained to vehicle
December 04, 2014 - 6:09 AM

KELOWNA — Firefighters were able to prevent a car fire from spreading to a home last night.
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