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Kelowna fire crews quickly extinguish hedge fire

KELOWNA – No serious damage or injuries after a fire in a hedge next to a home in a semi rural area of Kelowna this afternoon. The fire in the 1800-block Heimlich Road in the Mission was reported at about 2 p.m., Friday, March 6. When crews arrived, the flames from the burning hedge had...

Pythons die in Kelowna shed fire

KELOWNA – Fire investigators were on the scene of a shed fire in Kelowna Sunday morning looking for the cause of the suspicious blaze. RCMP are also investigating. Firefighters responded to a 911 call about a cedar hedge fire at a home on Rhondda Court, a few blocks north of Okanagan College, at about 4 p.m....