Fire
UPDATE: Do Not Occupy order posted on West Kelowna building, 150 people and their pets evacuated
The 150 residents of a West Kelowna building evacuated this morning when a noxious smell…
B.C. Wildfire crews dealing with blaze outside Kamloops
The B.C. Wildfire Service is responding to the Dick Hart Memorial Park wildfire, located approximately…
West Kelowna home damaged in late night blaze
A West Kelowna home was severely damaged overnight, in a fire that broke out on…
UPDATE: Highway 33 reopens following fire in Joe Rich
Highway 33 near Kelowna has reopened following a grass fire this afternoon. The Kelowna Fire…
UPDATE: 40-metre tall, 76-tonne fire damaged crane in Kelowna is down
The fire damaged 40-metre tall, 76-tonne crane that interfered with traffic on Kelowna's Glenmore and…
Firefighters battled blaze in Kamloops cemetery
A fire that started in a Kamloops graveyard yesterday afternoon attracted a fair amount of…
UPDATE: Cause of explosive Kamloops shed fire deemed accidental
The cause of the explosive shed fire on Kamloops's North Shore yesterday, that damaged nearby…
Evacuations ordered while crane in Kelowna fire remains a risk
As many as nine homes in Kelowna have been evacuated until the charred remains of…
Crews responding to morning grassfire at Tk’emlúps Reserve
Multiple Kamloops Fire Rescue units are working to extinguish a grass fire that broke out…
Police investigating suspicious bush fire in Kelowna
RCMP have been called to investigate a suspicious bush fire in Kelowna last night. Firefighters…
UPDATE: Kelowna apartment complex under construction destroyed by fire
An early morning fire today gutted an apartment complex that was under construction near Glenmore…
Fire on Kelowna balcony doused quickly
Kelowna Fire Department doused a balcony fire early Sunday morning, ensuring minimal damage was caused.…
UPDATE: Two wildfires being held in Thompson, Okanagan
Two new wildfires discovered yesterday in the Thompson Okanagan region are now being held by…
BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue issues appeal after multiple early grass fires
A call for safe open burning is out from BX-Swan Lake Fire Rescue after it…
2 human-caused grass fires doused in West Kelowna
West Kelowna Fire crews had to snuff out two human-caused grass fires today, March 20,…