Kelowna firefighters douse evening garage blaze

Kelowna, B.C., firefighters were called to a garage fire successful nan Rutland area connected Friday evening.

The Kelowna Fire Department says it received aggregate 911 calls astir 8:30 p.m., of a occurrence on nan 1000 artifact of Tataryn Road.

The occurrence section said erstwhile crews first arrived, fume and flames could beryllium seen coming from nan tile of a detached garage, pinch flames impinging connected adjacent structures.

“The severity was upgraded to a 2nd (alarm fire), past a 3rd siren (fire),” said nan occurrence department.

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Crews quickly knocked down nan blaze and contained it to nan garage.

The occurrence section said location were nary injuries to firefighters aliases residents, and that nan fire’s origin is unknown.

Notably, nan occurrence attracted a ample constabulary presence.

In all, nan Kelowna Fire Department responded pinch 4 occurrence engines, a rescue unit, a ladder portion and 23 personnel.