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Grass fire in West Kelowna caused by power lines

Fire trucks assembled on the steep driveway above a property in West Kelowna's Casa Loma neighbourhood Thursday night. Doris Maria Bregolisse/ Global Okanagan

The West Kelowna Fire Department believes that power lines were to blame for a grass fire on Wednesday night near Casa Loma.

Fire crews were called to the Campbell Road area at approximately 11 p.m. for a grass fire. Upon arrival, the fire was around 50 feet by 50 feet in size and was burning a large pine tree in an orchard.

 West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund says investigators believe that two high voltage lines in touched, producing sparks and causing the grass fire.

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 The 11 fire fighters who attended knocked down the fire. There were three homes in the vicinity, but no one had to be evacuated.

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