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Crews douse West Kelowna industrial building fire

By Kathy Michaels Global News

Posted August 21, 2024 12:53 pm

Updated August 21, 2024 9:05 pm

1 min read

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A fire in a West Kelowna industrial area has been doused.

The building between Westlake Road and Ross Road, in the 1400 block of Industrial Road, was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. Thick plumes of smoke are being kicked up and can be seen far from the site, while nearby businesses were evacuated for safety purposes.

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2:24 A West Kelowna house labeled as a “problem home” by neighbours and police destroyed by fire

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The RCMP asked motorists to use an alternate route to get to their destinations and the fire was in mop up by mid afternoon.

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