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Harvey Ave. house fire deemed suspicious

Blaze started on the porch

The Kelowna Fire Department is calling a blaze on Harvey Ave. Saturday evening suspicious.

The fully involved fire was on the porch of the residence in the 800 block.

Firefighters were called out at 5:45 p.m.

When they got there the residents were in the process of evacuating the home.

A total of three engines were called to the scene and sixteen personnel worked on the blaze. It was quickly suppressed but the residence has sustained a lot of damage.

The fire department said based on witness statements the fire is being considered suspicious and RCMP have joined fire investigators in their probe.

Published 2021-11-14 by David Hanson

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