A commercial property in Kelowna was badly damaged by fire early Thursday morning.
“They’ve had about $100,000, $150,000 damage to the interior of the building,” platoon captain Kelly Stephens told Global News.
The fire department was called to 683 Dease Road in the city’s Rutland area at 3:15 am
Here’s a look at the damage done to a commercial building on the 600-block of Dease Road early this morning. The cause is still under investigation but not considered suspicious #Kelowna #ylw pic.twitter.com/vvCBUHJv20
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The address of the blaze belongs to Kettle Valley Molding and Millwork.
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“Firefighters on arrival found heavy flame and smoke within the building,” Stephens said. “They made it a third alarm call out so we had a lot of apparatus show up there…we had four halls respond to that location.”
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The response included four engines, a command unit and 20 fire personnel.
It appears the fire was accidental.
“It appears at this time it’s probably an electrical cause,” Stephens said.
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No one was inside the building at the time.
According to the fire department, the blaze was called in by a local security company.
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