Kelowna RCMP say a general duty officer blasted his police vehicle air horn and sirens to alert town house residents to a fire early Wednesday morning.
Several Kelowna residents have been forced from their homes as a result of the fire.
The fire broke out shortly after 1:30 a.m. in a townhouse in the 1200 block of Cameron Avenue — off Gordon Drive near Guisachan Road.
The police officer called for assistance, and he and other officers forced entry into several units.
“In some cases police provided assistance to those with mobility issues from their homes,” Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey said in a news release.
“The first arriving unit reported flames coming out the front of a ground floor deck of a two-storey townhouse,” Platoon Captain Tim Light said in a news release.
“The fire was deep seated upon the arrival of the fire department and proved difficult to extinguish. The fire did extensive damage to several units of the complex,” Light said.
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He said the BC Transit Authority supplied a bus for residents affected by the fire. They were taken to the Salvation Army building in Kelowna.
Light said a total of six units were affected by the fire — some with extensive damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Light said there were reports of one resident transported to hospital but he has yet to confirm the report.
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