Crews from the Lake Country and Kelowna Fire Departments were called to the fire at A.J. Forsyth at 8955 Grigg Rd., Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Google Street View

Small fire evacuates Lake Country business

LAKE COUNTRY – A minor fire in an extraction fan forced the evacuation of a Lake Country steel supply business today.

Crews from the Lake Country and Kelowna Fire Departments were called to the fire at A.J. Forsyth at 8955 Grigg Rd. at about 11:56 a.m., Oct. 23, according to a media release.

Firefighters found an extraction fan along with some dust collection bags were on fire.

“Power was hut off to the equipment and the fire was extinguished,” Kelowna Platoon Capt. Tim Light says in the release. “There were no injuries and no other damage to the structure.”

All the employees in the building were evacuated.

Light says the fire is not suspicious.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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