The Kelowna Fire Department had to act quickly on Sunday morning when it came to a dangerous dumpster fire in the downtown area.

Train captain Scott Clarke said the department responded shortly before 4 p.m. to reports of a burning garbage can that was exposed to a shop on the 1500 block of Pandosy Street.

<who> Photo credit: 123rf “src =” https://www.kelownanow.com/files/files/images/firefighter%20850.jpg “style =” margin: 5px; “/></p> <p>The first arriving crews found the fire in an alley and put it out. Unfortunately, the fire had spread into the building, so the incident had to be expanded into a structural fire. </p> <p>After entering the building, firefighters put out the flames. </p> <p>Fortunately, no one was in the store at the time of the incident. The structure was only slightly damaged. </p> <p>At this point, the fire was classified as suspicious and is being investigated by the RCMP and the department. A total of three engines, a rescue unit, a ladder truck, a command unit, a security unit, RCMP, Fortis workers and 16 firefighters responded to the incident. </p> <p>NowMedia will update the story as more information becomes available. </p> <p></p> <p style=

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