A cat seemed frazzled, but safe after enduring a house fire in Kelowna.
Heavy black smoke was in the air near Burtch Road and Springfield Road on the afternoon of June 30.
Emergency services were called to the Columbus Gardens townhome development around 1p.m. on Friday, with reports of a fire visible through a second floor window.
Six firetrucks attended to the scene to battle the blaze, as well as Fortis BC.
BREAKING – Heavy smoke could be seen from a townhome in Columbus Gardens on Burtch Road in #Kelowna, six fire crews are on scene @KelownaCapNews @BlackPressMedia pic.twitter.com/Yl1nJQOjRL
— Jordy Cunningham (@CunninghamJordy) June 30, 2023
A Capital News reporter saw a cat taken from the smoldering building.
The fire was knocked down just before 1:30p.m. It’s cause is not yet known.
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