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West Kelowna family escapes devastating fire

Published on April 17, 2021 at 08:50 PM

West Kelowna firefighters rushed to an overnight blaze at a single-family home in the 2600-block of Boucherie Road.

“First arriving crews found heavy fire involvement on the upper sundeck that quickly extended into the deck roof, attic space, and main living area,”; Assistant Fire Chief Chad Gartrell said in a news release.

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“Crews did an excellent job knocking the fire down with large diameter hand lines prior to making entry into the structure to complete a primary search and conduct fire control operations,”; he added.

The family was home at the time of the blaze, but all residents and pets made it out safely, Gartrell said.

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The fire department said the cause of the fire is undetermined due to the extent of the damage, but it is not considered suspicious.

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