House ‘badly damaged’
Photo: David Ogilvie
A motor home in West Kelowna caught fire Saturday morning.
UPDATE: 2:20 p.m.
A motor home in West Kelowna suffered “severe damage” in a fire on Saturday.
Brent Watson, assistant chief of fire in West Kelowna, said firefighters arrived at the Paradise Mobile Home Park home on Boucherie Road on Saturday lunchtime to find “severe fire conditions”.
“The fire was quenched quickly, but the carport is a total loss and the house itself suffered severe damage to the adjacent wall and smoke in the interior,” said Watson.
“Nobody lived in the apartment and the fire is still being investigated at this point. It is believed that the owners are insured. “
No people or pets were injured during the fire.
ORIGINAL: 12:45 p.m.
A house in Paradise Mobile Home Park in West Kelowna caught fire on Saturday.
The mobile home on Boucherie Road caught fire around noon on Saturday, sending white smoke into the air.
A witness at the scene said it appears the firefighters have now brought the fire under control. He said it seemed to have started in the carport.
West Kelowna Fire Rescue, BC Ambulance and the RCMP are on site.
It is unclear how the fire started or how bad the damage is to the house.
