Two boats go up in flames in suspicious Kamloops fire

Two boats went up in flames at a Kamloops business early yesterday morning and RCMP are calling the fire suspicious.

Firefighters were already on the scene of the fire at a business in the 1900 block of East Trans-Canada Highway in the Valleyview area of Kamloops when RCMP officers arrived at around 4:40 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, according to an RCMP media release.

RCMP do not identify the business.

Firefighters were extinguishing two boats that had been fully engulfed by the fire, while a third boat was damaged, RCMP said.

“It’s still early in the investigation but the fire is being treated as suspicious by fire investigators who are working with police to help determine what transpired,” Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said in the release.

Anyone with videos or information surrounding this investigation are asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2023-35721.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Gabrielle Adams or call (250) 863-7592 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here.