A truck fire in the driveway of an Osoyoos home has claimed the life of a man believed to be a 54-year-old who often used the truck to sleep in.
Early Tuesday morning, at approximately 1:45 a.m., emergency crews were called to a home on Nighthawk Drive in Osoyoos for a vehicle on fire.
The vehicle fire was spreading quickly, had already damaged a second vehicle, and was coming dangerously close to the house.
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The lone woman in the home was evacuated.
Once the fire was out, human remains were found in the back of the truck, a Chevrolet S10.
Osoyoos RCMP say they are aware that a man had been using the truck to sleep in for several months.
The fire is not considered suspicious, and the matter has been turned over to the B.C. Coroner’s Service.