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Three men rescue West Kelowna woman from burning home

West Kelowna woman and her dog escaped with their lives after a fire tore through a house on Paynter Road early Monday morning.

The call of a two-storey home fully engulfed came in around 8:30.

The lone female occupant was sleeping in the house and wasn’t aware that her home was on fire.

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Three visitors to the Okanagan saw the flames and smoke, and broke down the woman’s door, managing to push her out of a back window along with her large Rottweiler dog.

The men are being hailed as heroes.

Damage to the home is substantial.

The cause is under investigation.

 

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