KELOWNA — A vehicle is a total loss and the side of a Kelowna apartment building was scorched after a parkade fire in Rutland on Friday.
It was shortly after 4 p.m. that the Kelowna Fire Department (KFD) responded to the scene on Franklyn Road at Leathead Road.
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There was a large response from the KFD and upon arrival crews found a vehicle fully involved in the parkade.
“[The flames were] impinging on the exterior of the building,” said Light.
“Quick action by fire crews limited damage to the building to some melted siding but no structural damage.”
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Light said fire alarms alerted residents to the fire and RCMP helped to evacuate the building.
“[They] were allowed back into the building when CO levels returned to normal levels,” said Light.
“The vehicle fire was of an accidental nature.”
No one was injured in the incident.
~ With files from Kimberly Davidson
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