Two people have been taken to hospital and dozens have been evacuated after a fire in a Kelowna apartment building Saturday morning.
The fire started on a balcony of the third floor of the Bristol Apartments at 445 Franklyn Road.
Flames ripped through to the fourth floor and the roof, damaging five suites.
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Tenants living in the building’s 40 suites have been evacuated and emergency social services are working with an unknown amount of displaced tenants.
No pets were injured in the fire.
Residents will find out tomorrow when they will be allowed back in their homes. A meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army.
A witness told Global Okanagan the fire was caused by a barbecue grill, but the fire department hasn’t confirmed how the blaze began.
Crews did confirm the fire isn’t suspicious and was an accident.
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