UPDATE: Crews battle grass fire in East Kelowna
KELOWNA – Firefighters have put out a grass fire in East Kelowna this afternoon.
Fire crews were called at about 3 p.m., June 26, to a fire on a slope above the 3000-block of Pooley Road near McCulloch Road
Platoon captain Kelly Stephens says the blaze grew to about 350 feet by 300 feet before firefighters got a handle on it.
At one point a vacant shed was threatened.
RCMP say Pooley Road at McCulloch Road was closed to all traffic while crews fought the fire.
No word yet on the cause.
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— This story was updated at 4:05 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2015 to include new information from Fire Department and a new photo.
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