Cracked chimney causes house fire

By Adam Proskiw
May 06 2015 05:05 PM

KELOWNA – A cracked chimney is to blame for a small house fire on Mathews Road Tuesday morning.

According to a release the Kelowna Fire Department, firefighters arrived at 11 a.m. today, May 6, to one of the occupants outside the home.

“Firefighters extinguished the flames which were on the side of the house between the chimney and the outside wall,” says platoon captain Eric Simpson.

Damage was confined to the outside of the house and one room downstairs. There were no injuries.

Three fire engines, a rescue truck, and a command vehicle responded with a dozen firefighters.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.

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