Smoke from fire at automotive shop on Kent Road in Kelowna (Facebook photo)

By Pete McIntyre

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Crews action house fire and blaze at commercial building

May 26, 2024 | 1:10 PM

It has been a very busy day for fire crews in Kelowna, with two structure fires within a matter of a few hours on Sunday.

The first call came at around 6:30 a.m. for a residential structure fire in the 3100 block of Shetland Road.

The first arriving officer reported a three-story, single family residence with smoke and flames showing from the rear of the residence and extending into the second floor and roof system.

The incident was upgraded to a second alarm by the incident commander.

All residents were confirmed to have safely exited the residence.

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“Crews knocked down the main body of the fire quickly and then worked to complete extinguishment of hot spots throughout the roof system,” Captain Scott Clarke said.

There were no injuries to residents or firefighters.

The cause of the fire is not suspicious and is still under investigation.

Clarke said as crews were being released from the Shetland Road fire, at approximately 9:20 a.m., a second structure fire was reported in the 1900 block of Kent Road, reported to be at PM Automotive.

The first arriving officer reported black smoke and flames from the roof of a commercial building.

This fire has been upgraded to a general alarm, and as of 12:10 p.m. Sunday, it was being actioned by multiple fire crews.

The Kelowna Fire Department is asking the public to avoid the area to give emergency crews space to complete their tasks.