Update: 1:47 p.m. West Kelowna Fire Rescue continue to extinguish hot spots at Northside Industries as the fire smoulders in areas that are not easily accessible. An excavator is on scene to assist with demolition of a portion of the building that was damaged. There were no injuries, howev...
The community of Missezula Lake, at the end of Summers Creek Road, has been placed on advisory Evacuation Alert. Residents there are being advised to shelter in place. —- UPDATE: 9 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service estimates the fire near Princeton is now 200 hectares in size. Fire Informati...
“We asked today. They didn’t have a lot of answers, but they said they’re working with BC Housing to try to find us different locations… We don’t know if it’s going to be permanent or not.” The Kelowna woman lives on the fifth floor of the building. She said they started ...
“There were gusty and erratic winds in the area overnight. Four BC Wildfire Service personnel were onsite overnight last night along with members of the Kelowna Fire Department,” wildfire service said. “Airtankers, 22 personnel and helicopters will be onsite this morning. Additional resources a...
The Kelowna woman lives on the fifth floor of the building. She said they started noticing cracks in the building back in December and just last week another tenant informed her that her balcony was starting to lean. Saebels is collecting up necessities and her most important belongings, but ...
On Tuesday evening, it poured rain throughout Lake Country. The amount of rain is still unknown. BREAKING - It’s POURING in#LakeCountry🌧️ to help with the wildfires. Hoping for no thunder and lightning to come with it 🤞@kelownacapnews@BlackPressMediapic.twitter.com/ZBval7z9...
“This has been an aggressive new start and we’ve seen substantial growth upon the discovery of this fire,” Stearns said. Four initial attack crews and three helicopters are currently on scene. Crews say it is located about 10 kilometres of Okanagan Falls. ...
Last night COSAR members were in Penticton helping PENSAR with fire evacuations. Hopefully the winds remain calm today so that firefighters can get the Christie Mountain wildfire under control! #bcsara #bcsar #penticton #kelowna A post shared byCentralOkanaganSearch&Rescue(@cosar_team) onAug...
The estimated size is not yet known, neither is the cause of the fire. READ MORE:SPCA personnel going behind evacuation lines in Lytton to rescue pets and livestock READ MORE:Grass fire in West Kelowna causes power outage Like us onFacebookand follow us onTwitter. ...
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