Update (3:50 p.m.)
A fire that caused extensive damage to a home on Casorso Road, Saturday, June28., was fully extinguished just before 4 p.m. said Kelowna Assistant Fire Chief Jason Bedell.
Crews arrived on scene to smoke and flames coming from the attic of the structure at about 2:40 p.m.
Bedell said he believes there were about five residents inside the house when the fire started. However, there were no reported injuries from the incident.
"Emergency support services are going to be dealing with 11 people from this house at this time," Bedell said.
An investigation into what caused the blaze is underway, he added.
"It doesn't appear the flame got completely into the attic space at this point," Bedell said. "The back of the building is currently impacted as well."
A total of 23 firefighters responded to the blaze. RCMP and FortisBC crews were also on scene.
Casorso Road was blocked at Lanfranco Road, for several hours while emergency crews were on scene.
Original (3 p.m.)
Emergency crews in Kelowna are responding to a house fire on Saturday afternoon (June 28).
The structure blaze sparked on Casorso Road at around 2:40 p.m.
Casorso Road is currently blocked off Lanfranco Road, as crews attack the blaze.
There are four Kelowna Fire Department trucks and RCMP officers are on scene. FortisBC is also attended to the incident.
It is unknown if there are any injuries.
