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Vehicle Fire
Early morning vehicle fire spreads to Vernon apartment block
A Vernon apartment building was evacuated Friday morning after a vehicle fire spread. A City…
Delays still expected along Highway 97C following lumber truck fire
Delays along the Okanagan Connector are still expected today following a Friday night lumber truck…
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…
Semi fire backed up traffic on Trans-Canada near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – A semi-tractor trailer unit on fire on the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 10 kilometres…
Fire crews on scene at Highway 97 vehicle blaze
KELOWNA – A fire truck has just arrived on the scene of a vehicle fully…
Vehicle stolen from Vernon residence set ablaze
VERNON – RCMP are looking for a suspect after an early morning break and enter…
Arson suspected in Kamloops vehicle fire
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops police are looking for two suspects in connection with a vehicle fire…
Vernon RCMP investigating early morning vehicle fire
VERNON – Fire crews snuffed out an aggressive vehicle fire early this morning in Vernon,…
UPDATE: Firefighters make short work of grass fire near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Firefighters worked quickly to put out a fire that spread to nearby grass…
Suspicious vehicle fire in West Kelowna
KELOWNA – West Kelowna firefighters worked quickly to put out a suspicious vehicle fire early…
Vernon van fire sends one to hospital
VERNON – A passenger was sent to hospital due to smoke inhalation following a vehicle…
Suspects sought in Kelowna arson
KELOWNA - The search is on for two suspects after a Mercedes was set ablaze early Tuesday night in Kelowna. Just before 7 p.m., Jan. 5, a man looked outside his home in the 400 block of Sutton Crescent after hearing a loud crashing noise. He found his silver Mercedes CLK3 on fire. RCMP and...
Another vehicle fire under investigation in Vernon
VERNON - For the third time this month, authorities were called to the scene of a burning vehicle in Vernon. Firefighters were called out at 1:34 a.m. today, Oct. 26, after a truck was reported to be on fire on 35 Avenue in downtown Vernon. Deputy Vernon Fire Chief Jack Blair says the pickup truck...
Firefighters tackle burning truck in Vernon
VERNON - Firefighters were called out to battle a vigorous vehicle fire Monday evening. The fire, which happened around 9:30 p.m., Oct. 19, in the 8800 block of Rising View Way in Vernon, left a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames. The Vernon Fire Department hit the fire hard, and were able to extinguish it....
Fatal Penticton house fire
PENTICTON – Fire crews found a body while fighting a house fire in Penticton Friday night. Penticton firefighters were called to the fire on Smythe Drive at about 5:14 p.m., Feb. 20. Crews arrived to find a neighbour using a fire extinguisher to put out a burning SUV in the driveway, fire chief Wayne Williams...
Vehicle fire on Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS – No word from RCMP on the cause of a vehicle fire on the Coquihalla Highway Saturday morning. Traffic was blocked between Kamloops and Merritt at around 9 a.m., as police let the vehicle burn itself out. RCMP haven’t said if anyone was hurt in the blaze. The highway has reopened to traffic with...
Driver snuffs out own car fire outside Vernon gas station
VERNON - An out-of-town driver’s quick thinking stopped a vehicle fire from being much worse than it was. Vernon Fire Chief Keith Green says a driver pulled into 7-Eleven on 39 Avenue Thursday around noon and noticed smoke coming out of the hood. “(He) used the gas station’s fire extinguisher to out the fire out...