UPDATE: The brush fire in Knox Mountain Park is now considered fully contained. The evacuation alert notice for all streets has been rescinded.
KELOWNA — A half dozen streets in Kelowna are under an evacuation alert after a brush fire broke out in Knox Mountain Park just after 8 p.m. Sunday night. The fire was contained just before 10:45 p.m. but the alert remains in effect.
The following streets are under the alert:
• Woodpark Court
• Woodpark Crescent
• Avonlea Way
• Lambeth Court
• Camelot Court
• Pendragon Place
Residents are being asked to pack a bag with extra clothes and important documents, as they can be told to evacuate at a moments notice.
The fire grew to three hectares before it was contained.
The public is being asked to stay away from Knox Mountain Park at this time.
The small blaze started north of the caretaker’s cabin, but there is no word on what caused the fire.
For more information on the status of the evacuation alert, visit the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations website.
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