News Items tag as: Truswell Road condo fire

Residents of burned apartment building could be out for two years
July 26, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - More than one hundred residents may be in the market for a new home after the Water’s Edge complex burned down earlier this month.
Union president calls for more firefighters, urges council to reconsider Glenmore Station
July 12, 2017 - 1:02 PM

KELOWNA – The president of the local firefighters union says persistent understaffing is putting local firefighters and residents at risk.
After losing everything, Truswell residents scramble to find somewhere to live
July 12, 2017 - 11:30 AM

KELOWNA – Everything Steve Shortt owned is gone.
Apartment fire on Truswell Road continues to keep residents away from homes
July 10, 2017 - 5:22 PM

KELOWNA - A fire that engulfed a six-storey apartment building on Saturday left more than 100 residents registering for emergency services.
UPDATE: Evacuation order for homes affected by Truswell Road fire rescinded, but not everyone can go home
July 09, 2017 - 3:42 PM

UPDATE: 3:33 p.m July 9, 2017
UPDATE: Residents evacuated after Kelowna building goes up in flames, collapses
July 08, 2017 - 12:20 PM

KELOWNA – Fire crews are on the scene of a fire in the Lakeshore area battling a blaze in a building under construction.
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Residents of burned apartment building could be out for two years