A vacant house in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood sustained major fire and smoke damage on Sunday evening, with the fire department calling it a suspicious incident.
The Kelowna Fire Department said when crews arrived on scene just after 9 p.m., flames and heavy black smoke were rising from the two-storey house near the Post Haus Pub on Highway 33 East.
The fire department contained, then extinguished the blaze, but not before the house’s exterior and roof were seriously damaged.
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The fire’s cause is under investigation.
Seven emergency vehicles were on scene, including four fire engines, along with 21 firefighters.
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