An excavator sifts through the rubble, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, left by a fire at the Blue Height Business Complex in Kelowna.
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February 16, 2022 – 6:00 PM
One end of the main buildings at Kelowna’s Blue Heights Business Complex was still standing at noon today, but an excavator was slowly sifting through the debris that makes up most of the building.
Up to six businesses were destroyed in the blaze that started around 2 am yesterday, Feb. 15, and some people had to flee the flames.
Kelowna fire department officials confirmed that those people were at the Beach Bunnies business. On its website, Beach Bunnies identifies itself as “Kelowna’s very best escort agency” and boasts a men’s spa in its 5,000 square foot space.
They declined to comment when contacted by iNFOnews.ca.
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This is the view from the north end of the building, some of which is still standing.
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Another tenant was Innerspace Watersports and its website says it has served the Okanagan since 1982 with equipment ranging from diving, snorkelling and paddle boarding to kayaking and snowbiking. They also have an outlet in Vernon, and they also did not want to comment on the fire.
Some of the other businesses at that address have since relocated or did not answer their phones. There are no identifying signs left on the building to show who was located there.
The owner of the business complex, Carlyle Holdings, also declined to comment on the fire.
The three or four other buildings that make up the Blue Heights complex were not damaged by the fire. The Lexus dealership at the south end had debris that flooded into its parking lot that will take a few days to clean up.
Kelowna Fire Department has yet to determine the cause of the fire.
The Ministry of Environment air quality advisory that was issued because of the fire ended earlier today.
This is the view from the south end.
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