Firefighters rapidly douse hearth at downtown Kelowna enterprise | iNFOnews

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December 30, 2022 – 9:48 AM

Kelowna firefighters had been referred to as to {an electrical} hearth at a downtown enterprise late final night time.

The decision got here in at 10:30 p.m. yesterday, Dec. 29, in keeping with a media launch from the Kelowna Fireplace Division.

Crews had been alerted the fireplace within the 300 block of Bernard Avenue due to a fireplace alarm within a enterprise. Shortly after the fireplace alarm sounded, a neighbouring enterprise reported an audible alarm and smoke inside their constructing.

“The alarm project was upgraded to a construction hearth,” the discharge says.

Responding to the scene had been a crew of 15, three engines, a ladder truck, rescue unit and command car.

The primary officer to reach noticed smoke coming from contained in the constructing. Upon gaining entry crews situated a fireplace in the course of the unit which was rapidly extinguished.

The hearth precipitated minor structural injury to an inside wall and there was some smoke injury within the constructing’s inside. Nevertheless, the injury was contained to the realm of origin.

After the preliminary findings, the fireplace seems to have been brought on by {an electrical} situation, and inspectors might be investigating right this moment.

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