Police investigating after suspicious grass fire discovered in Kelowna

The Kelowna RCMP is investigating after firefighters responded to a grass fire in the 3500 block of Highway 97 North this afternoon.

The Kelowna Fire Department received multiple 9-1-1 calls about black smoke behind a commercial building just before 2:30 p.m. Aug. 7, according to a press release issued by platoon captain Scott Clarke.

The first arriving officer found a grass and brush fire that was roughly 50 by 50 feet in size. No structures were involved and no injuries were reported, Clarke said. 

The fire was extinguished but a wooden fence was damaged.

Police officers are investigating as it was deemed suspicious, Clarke said.

The fire department responded with four engines, a rescue unit and a command unit including 19 firefighters.

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