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UPDATE: Knocking down fire

House fire . Global Okanagan/Travis Lowe

Roofers sparked a small structure fire in Kelowna’s Mission area mid-Monday afternoon.

The fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. at a business owned by a notary public on Cedar Avenue. The blaze was sparked by roofers using a propane torch.

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Employees scrambled to salvage important documents from the single storey structure as firefighters arrived. The six people inside escaped without injury.

Damage is estimated at $10,000.

Both the roofer and the notary public have insurance.

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