All family members safe following structure fire in West Kelowna
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All relations protected following construction hearth in West Kelowna

By Tod E. Rheaume

A West Kelowna family is safe after their home caught ablaze overnight.

According to Assistant Fire Chief Chad Gartrell, sometime after midnight, crews responded to a single-family home in the 2600 block of Boucherie Road after getting a call about a structure fire.

<who> Photo Credit: 123rf” data-src=”https://www.kelownanow.com/files/files/images/firefighter%20850(7).jpg” style=”margin: 5px;”/></p> <p>First arriving firefighters found heavy flames on the upper sundeck, which quickly extended to the deck roof, attic space and living room. </p> <p>“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,” said Gartrell. </p> <p>Though the family was at home when the blaze ignited, they did get away with no significant injuries. All their pets escaped safely as well. </p> <p>The fire investigator is now on scene looking to determine what started the incident. At this point, the blaze is not being deemed suspicious in nature. </p> <p></p> <p style=

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