Kelowna firefighters responding to grass fire
Crews contained a 100-by-200-foot blaze that threatened a cemetery and a FortisBC substation, officials said.
- On Friday afternoon, a grass fire sparked near Spall Road and Clement Avenue in Kelowna, prompting an immediate emergency response.
- Originating near the Rail Trail, the fire burned adjacent to a FortisBC substation and spread toward the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery.
- The Kelowna Fire Department responded at 2:30 p.m. and discovered a rank two grass fire estimated to be 100 feet by 200 feet.
- To accommodate response vehicles, emergency personnel closed the right northbound lane on Spall Road while crews remained on scene to establish a fire guard.
- Authorities consider the fire suspicious and have launched an investigation, noting that smoke was seen rising from the area just after 2:40 p.m. on Friday.
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A grass fire that sparked off the Rail Trail in Kelowna on July 3 is considered suspicious and under investigation. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to multiple calls at 2:30 p.m. for a fast spreading fire near Spall Road and Clement Avenue. Upon arrival, crews found a rank two grass fire estimated to be 100 feet by 200 feet and spreading toward the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. The fire was quickly contained and crews remained on scene t…
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Quick response by Kelowna Fire Department snuffs suspicious grass fire
A grass fire that sparked off the Rail Trail in Kelowna on July 3 is considered suspicious and under investigation. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to multiple calls at 2:30 p.m. for a fast spreading fire near Spall Road and Clement Avenue. Upon arrival, crews found a rank two grass fire estimated to be 100 feet by 200 feet and spreading toward the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. The fire was quickly contained and crews remained on scene t…
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