It’s another devastating blow for 40-year-old Kory Bradshaw, who lost his Kelowna home to a crippling fire Tuesday night.
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Bradshaw wasn’t home at the time. He and his wife, Renee, 37, are in Toronto where he’s awaiting a double lung transplant at St. Michaels hospital.
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“Kory has cystic fibrosis and has been on oxygen for 12 years and I believe hasn’t worked for ten years,” neighbour Beth Shey said. She’s one of the people who saw the fire and called 911. “While my neighbour and I drove up our driveway, we watched in horror as their home burst into flames,” Shey said.
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“It’s really really tough. (The home) is insured, but you’ve got deductible, airfare, everything. They’ve lost everything.”
Shey set up a GoFundMe page to help the Bradshaw’s financially.
Fire investigators were back on scene Wednesday. They believe the blaze was caused by a cigarette discarded in a hedge outside the front of the home.
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