The funeral home says in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the displaced fire victims through the Red Cross or the BC SPCA.

The fire along the 400 block of Elm Avenue broke out just after 4 a.m., Tuesday.

The remains of two people were found in a Penticton condo building that was heavily damaged by fire on Tuesday.

The fire had grown to a significant size before it was first reported by witnesses.

The fire chief said the cause of the fire is unknown but the blaze is not considered suspicious.

The blazes burning four kilometers north of Beaverdell and is considered to be 17.5 hectares in size.

There are 28 active fires in the province with about 821 hectares burned.

The blaze in an outbuilding near the intersection of Fairview Road and Calgary Avenue appeared to have spread into overhanging trees.

Firefighters in Penticton rescued a resident from a house fire on Duncan Avenue East on Saturday evening.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and contents in the motel room were destroyed by the blaze, but the fire was contained to the single unit.