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Fire destroys trailer near Peachland

Fire destroys trailer near Peachland | iNFOnews.ca
Fire destroyed a trailer near Peachland, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Credit: Rachel Matkin via Facebook

PEACHLAND – No fire departments responded to a trailer fire near Peachland yesterday morning.

The blaze in the Paradise Valley/Trepanier area around 8 a.m., Feb. 5, started with an explosion, according to a Facebook post from a neighbour.

Rachel Matkin says the place next door was engulfed in flames and burned to the ground, but nobody was hurt.

The blaze received no firefighter response because it is outside any fire protection area, Regional District Central Okanagan spokesperson Bruce Smith says in an email.

Smith says a person was living on the property, but it was determined no lives were in danger so it was allowed to burn.

He says the occupant is in the care of Emergency Social Services.

No word yet on what caused the fire.

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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