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Early morning vehicle fire spreads to Vernon apartment block
A Vernon apartment building was evacuated Friday morning after a vehicle fire spread. A City…
Kamloops church fire appeared to start in roof
Kamloops firefighters rushed to the scene within minutes of a fire at a downtown church…
Fire between Vernon and Salmon Arm doubles in size
A wildfire burning between Vernon and Salmon Arm has doubled in size in the last…
Two abandoned houses burned down in Merritt
Two abandoned houses were burned down in Merritt early this morning, and a witness saw…
Body found in Lumby home destroyed by fire
A body has been found at a house in Lumby destroyed by fire. According to…
‘Completely unacceptable’: Vernon man douses fire left behind by irresponsible campers
An outdoor enthusiast, and former wildfire fighter, who spotted an abandoned campfire burning on a…
Man in 20s dies in house fire in Blackpool north of Kamloops
A young man died in a house fire in the small community of Blackpool about…
Five suspicious Kamloops fires in one weekend
Kamloops RCMP are investigating after five suspicious fires were reported between Saturday and Monday morning.…
Kamloops house fire investigated as arson: RCMP
Kamloops RCMP have launched an arson investigation after a house fire in Brocklehurst early this…
Two vehicles destroyed in suspicious Kelowna triplex fire
All the occupants of a triplex in Kelowna escaped unharmed from an early morning fire.…
Elderly man dies in house fire in Little Fort
A man in his 80s died in a house fire this morning in a small…
Kelowna house fire deemed suspicious
Kelowna firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a house fire at 4:40 a.m. today, Jan.…
Kelowna residents escape suspicious house fire
A smoke alarm alerted residents of a fire in their single-family house in the Rutland…
Tent destroyed by fire at Kelowna homeless camp
A fire that destroyed one tent and damaged two others at Kelowna’s overnight tenting site…
Crews remain on scene of stubborn fire at Vernon landfill
Firefighters remain on the scene of a blaze at the Vernon landfill. Fire crews were…
Christmas tragedy in Kamloops leaves family homeless, community rallies to support
A mobile home and workshop in Pinantan Lake in Kamloops burned down on Christmas Eve,…
Firefighters put out shed fire in West Kelowna last night
Around 6 p.m. yesterday, Dec. 9, West Kelowna Fire Rescue safely put out a shed…
Large house fire contained in Kelowna yesterday
The Kelowna Fire Department contained a house fire in Rutland yesterday, around 2:30 p.m. Fire…
iN VIDEO: Fire at Kelowna homeless camp destroys tent but doesn’t spread
A fire destroyed a tent at the City of Kelowna's supervised camping area for homeless…
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…
Garage fire in Kelowna yesterday resulted in no injuries
A garage caught fire in Kelowna yesterday afternoon, but fire crews were able to put…
West Kelowna fire department is hiring
West Kelowna Fire Rescue is looking for applicants who want to be paid on-call firefighters.…
House fire in North Shuswap misreported as wildfire
A plume of smoke from a house fire in the North Shuswap today no doubt…
‘WE COULDN’T GET AWAY’: West Kelowna family fled three times in one night as fires spread
Heather Reis spent hours running from three different fires as the McDougall Creek wildfire closed…