A commercial property in Kelowna was badly damaged by fire early Thursday morning.
“They sustained about $ 100,000 and $ 150,000 of damage inside the building,” train captain Kelly Stephens told Global News.
The fire department was called at 3:15 a.m. at 683 Dease Road in the Rutland metropolitan area
Here’s a look at the damage done to an office building on the 600 block of Dease Road this morning. The cause is still being investigated but is not considered suspicious. #Kelowna #ylw pic.twitter.com/vvCBUHJv20
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The address of the flame belongs to Kettle Valley Molding and Millwork.
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“Firefighters found heavy flames and smoke in the building upon arrival,” said Stephens. “They made it a third alarm call, so there was a lot of equipment up there … we had four halls responding to that place.”
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The answer included four engines, a commando and 20 firefighters.
It seems that the fire was accidental.
“It seems likely to be electrical at this point,” said Stephens.
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At this point there was no one in the building.
According to the fire department, the fire was called by a local security company.
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