Photo: Lisa Husch
UPDATE 11:37 am
Lisa Husch, who lives near Ballou Park in Glenmore, shared several photos of the Kelowna Fire Department’s initial response Tuesday night.
Husch says her neighbors Courtney Smith Ball and husband Adam were instrumental in fighting the fire. Husch says Castanet called Courtney 911 while her husband was run over with a fire extinguisher and started work on the fire near Ballou Park around 9 p.m.
Kelowna assistant fire chief Tim Light says tips and help from the public are extremely helpful and “absolutely” appreciated.
Light says the fire brigade sent four engines, a bush truck and their command vehicle to the scene of the fire in Ballou Park, “we take no chances. Hopefully we can deal with this before the wind gets it or it gets into the trees.”
Light says the second fire after Ballou Park was set on Long Ridge Drive between 40 and 50 minutes later, he says both fires were quickly put out.
UPDATE 9:30 am
Kelowna RCMP is investigating two suspicious fires in the Glenmore area of Kelowna overnight.
RCMP was called after Kelowna firefighters had to put out two fires about 40 minutes apart.
The first incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on Moubray Road, near Ballou Park in Glenmore.
“We hit hard and fast,” said Tim Light, assistant fire chief at Kelowna.
The other fire was lit about 40 minutes later on the slope of the 500 block of Long Ridge Drive in Kelowna.
“RCMP has launched an investigation and an RCMP fire investigator has investigated the crime scene. We believe this fire was caused by humans and are actively investigating it, ”says Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy from the Kelowna RCMP. “Fortunately, it was deleted quickly and no one was injured. We now appeal to anyone who has observed suspicious activity in the area to contact us. “
If you have any information on this matter and have not yet spoken to the police, or if you have any information that might help our investigators, you are urged to call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.
