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West Kelowna fire displaces 4 early Wednesday

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Four residents of a West Kelowna home are in the care of emergency support services in the aftermath of a Wednesday morning fire.

The fire started in the garage of a Galloway Road just after 4 a.m. and crews encountered heavy smoke as the contents of the garage went up in flames.

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“The fire was quickly extinguished and the three occupants made it out of the home safely,” said West Kelowna fire officials in a press release.

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“The fire was contained to the garage, however, the home did suffer smoke damage.”

There were no injuries and the fire has been deemed accidental.

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