
Fire burns Upper Bench Road home in Keremeos
KEREMEOS – A mobile home was destroyed by fire in Keremeos on the weekend.
Keremeos fire chief Jordy Bosscha says firefighters were called to an unoccupied mobile home on Upper Bench Road around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15.
Bosscha says the mobile home was fully ablaze when the department arrived.
Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze quickly, but remained at the scene for approximately four hours mopping up, he says.
No one was hurt and the cause is unknown at this time.

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