News Items tag as: house fire

Stranger donates late father's tools to mechanic after devastating Kamloops-area house fire
January 09, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A heavy-duty mechanic who lost his home, workshop and tools in a devastating fire near Kamloops on Christmas Eve was gifted with replacement tools by a kind stranger who read the tragic story.
RV destroyed by fire in Lake Country
September 05, 2019 - 9:00 AM

KELOWNA - A large fifth-wheel trailer was burned almost to the ground just after 9 p.m. last night, Sept. 4, in a trailer park off Pelmewash Parkway in Lake Country.
Suspicious fire ravages vacant Oliver house
July 14, 2019 - 3:42 PM

OLIVER - Oliver fire crews saved an abandoned house from a complete fiery destruction last night, but questions remain over the cause of the suspicious blaze.
A Kelowna family is trying to rebuild after a house fire and you can help
May 04, 2019 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - A family is trying to rebuild their lives after a fire devastated their home, and you can help them.
West Kelowna home destroyed in wind-driven fire
October 08, 2017 - 9:30 AM

WEST KELOWNA - A single-family home was destroyed by flames, however, everyone was able to get out of the house safely.
Kamloops area family loses everything in fire; needs your help to regroup
October 16, 2015 - 10:49 AM

WALHACHIN – A family of four from a small town west of Kamloops are hoping to pick up the pieces after they lost everything in a devastating fire which destroyed their home last week.
New Year’s Eve house fire quickly extinguished
January 01, 2015 - 9:39 AM

KELOWNA – A patio heater was the cause of a small house fire in Kelowna's Mission neighbourhood on New Year’s Eve.
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West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
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News Items tag as: house fire

Stranger donates late father's tools to mechanic after devastating Kamloops-area house fire

RV destroyed by fire in Lake Country

Suspicious fire ravages vacant Oliver house

A Kelowna family is trying to rebuild after a house fire and you can help

West Kelowna home destroyed in wind-driven fire

Kamloops area family loses everything in fire; needs your help to regroup

New Year’s Eve house fire quickly extinguished

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