UPDATE at 3:30 p.m.:
Kelowna RCMP say the fire was sparked when an employee was removing a gas tank from the vehicle.
The three people working at the time escaped the burning building. One person was treated on scene for minor injuries.
KELOWNA — Thick, black smoke can be seen billowing from an auto recycling business Wednesday morning.
Firefighters are battling the blaze at Apple Valley Auto Recycling & Service on Saucier Road, which is destroying the single-storey building and several vehicles.
Neighbours say they heard a series of loud explosions just before the fire ripped through the property.
They say they spoke to the man who started the blaze, who says he was working on a vehicle when the car caught fire.
Crews are concerned about the fuel stored on the site.
FortisBC has cut power to the business to help protect the firefighters’ safety.
Kelly Hayes reports.
— with files from Kelly Hayes
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