A Penticton senior man has died and a senior woman was sent to hospital after a fire at an apartment building.
Emergency crews responded to a three-alarm blaze shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday.
A stretch of Lakeshore Drive was closed for several hours as firefighters worked to douse the fire
“One apartment unit was fully engulfed in flames,” said Const. Tyler Peters.
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“One elderly male was found deceased and an elderly female was transported to the Penticton Regional Hospital for medical treatment for smoke inhalation-related injuries.”
No other injuries were reported, according to police.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, although police said investigators do not believe criminality is a factor.
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