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Quick action limits fire damage in Keremeos

Quick action limits fire damage in Keremeos | iNFOnews.ca
Keremeos firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in the village on March 12. istock photo

PENTICTON – Keremeos and District Volunteer Fire Department’s quick action limited damage from a kitchen fire yesterday.

The Keremeos department responded to a call to a structure fire at River Road and South Keremeos Road on March 12.

The fire damaged a portion of the residence’s kitchen above the stove, spreading to the microwave, kitchen cabinets and extending into the wall and attic above the stove. Firefighters spent approximately two hours on scene.

Fifteen firefighters attended the incident.  No injuries were reported. B.C. Ambulance Service, RCMP and Fortis Power were also called to the scene.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

By Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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