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Crews extinguish small fire on Penticton’s Cannery Trade Centre roof
Members of the Penticton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the Cannery Trade…
Vernon firefighters extinguish early morning house fire
One person was transported to hospital with smoke inhalation after a fire caused significant damage…
Resident sustains minor injuries in West Kelowna house fire
West Kelowna Fire Rescue crews were busy this morning dousing a house fire that destroyed…
Suspicious fire causes significant damage to boarded-up Kelowna duplex
Kelowna Fire Department responded a suspicious fire at a boarded-up duplex last night. The call…
Early morning Kelowna shed fire to be investigated
On Dec. 30 at approximately 1 a.m., the Kelowna Fire Department responded to a report…
West Kelowna resident taken to hospital after house fire
A house fire in West Kelowna last night landed an occupant in hospital with minor…
Snow used to smother vehicle fire in Kamloops after pumps freeze
Kamloops firefighters had to think fast this morning when their pumps froze while fighting a…
UPDATE: West Kelowna firefighters battle cold to attack stubborn fire
Firefighters were still on the scene at 6 a.m. today, Dec. 27, dealing with a…
UPDATE: Suspicious fire destroys vacant Kelowna house
A suspicious fire tore through a vacant house this afternoon in Kelowna, completely destroying it.…
Kamloops blaze causes ‘extensive damage’ to home
A fire that started in the kitchen of a Kamloops home yesterday morning caused extensive…
One person killed in Shuswap house fire, five others escape
A man was killed in a Shuswap house fire yesterday, while four others escaped with…
Kelowna firefighters respond to suspicious fire
Kamloops fire crews quickly doused a suspicious fire in a vacant building this afternoon. On…
Kelowna can’t keep up with growing demand for shelter spaces for the homeless
When Les Bellamy heard an explosion late Sunday evening he looked out the window of…
Garage fire being investigated in Kelowna
The Kelowna Fire Department and RCMP are investigating the cause of a mini blaze that…
Open burning in Kamloops, Okanagan a ‘balancing act’
Heat, fire, smoke, floods and vaccines. These will be the lasting memories of Thompson-Okanagan residents…
RCMP investigating ‘suspicious’ fire that destroyed Kelowna home
A Kelowna house was engulfed in flames last night and the RCMP and fire department…
Vernon gymnastics club fire deemed suspicious
Vernon Fire Rescue Services has concluded that a fire that completed gutted the city's gymnastics…
Vernon firefighters respond to downtown fire in business
Vernon firefighters battled a blaze that began in one of the city's downtown businesses last…
‘Your house is on fire’: Knock on door may have saved Kelowna man’s life
A Kelowna man awoke to banging on his door this week that might have saved…
UPDATE: Fire crews extinguish house fire in Kelowna
No one was hurt but four people were displaced after a two-storey home in the…
‘We will rebuild,’ North Okanagan gymnastics community reeling after facility destroyed by fire
The North Okanagan gymnastics community is mourning the loss of a non-profit’s facility after it…
Firefighters battling flames at Vernon gymnastics club
Emergency crews are on scene of a fire in a Vernon gymnastics club. Witness Kristen…
Kelowna resident suffers burns, smoke inhalation putting out fire
A Kelowna resident suffered second-degree burns to his hands while trying to extinguish a fire…
Vandalism on Kamloops’s North Shore destroys gifts made for the needy
A burned tree is all that remains following an act of vandalism that took place…